Jungle Babbler

Latin Name: 
Turdoides striatus
Category: 
Size: 
25cm
Description: 

Familiar, plain, dull-coloured babbler, with somewhat variable grey-brown plumage; lightly streaked on mantle, scapulars; lightly mottled and streaked on paler underparts; sturdy pale yellow bill; white irises, pale yellowish eye ring; short dark brow giving an irate appearance; very gregarious; always in parties of six or more; noisy, skittish, easily alarmed; constantly contactcalling within the group; often the first birds in a mixed group to give the alarm; forages on ground in leaf litter, but also flies into bushes and trees.

Habitat: 
Deciduous forest; cultivation; gardens.
Food: 
Insects; berries
Distribution: 
Lowlands and foothills of the entire region, Not present in some parts of the NE India
Call: 
Call Description: 
Cackling, chortling, chattering; wheezy squeaking.
National Status: