Babblers (Timaliidae)

Iraq Babbler (Turdoides altirostris) - HBW 12, p. 214

French: Cratérope d’Irak German: Rieddrossling Spanish: Turdoide Iraquí

Taxonomy: Crateropus caudatus altirostris E. J. O. Hartert, 1909, Fao [Al Faw], at mouth of Shatt al Arab river, south-eastern Iraq.
Monotypic.

Distribution: R Euphrates plains and nearby wetlands from S Turkey (Birecik) across C Syria to SE Iraq (Euphrates-Tigris delta) and adjacent SW Iran.