Babblers (Timaliidae)
Slender-billed Babbler (Turdoides longirostris) - HBW 12, p. 216
French: Cratérope à bec fin
German: Schlankschnabeldrossling
Spanish: Turdoide Picofino
Taxonomy: Pyctorhis longirostris F. Moore, 1854, Nepal.
Individuals of this species reported from SW Myanmar have not yet been assigned to race. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- longirostris (F. Moore, 1854) - SC Nepal and adjacent Oudh Tarai (NW Bihar, in India), also NE India from N West Bengal E through R Brahmaputra plains to Assam.
- arcana (Koelz, 1954) - Manipur (NE India).
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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one appears out of the reeds, perches briefly, does a pooh, then continues on its way Locality Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India (ssp longirostris)
Martin Kennewell 6 April 2010 2 years ago 6 sec 3
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one bird calling from group of six birds Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal
(ssp longirostris)
Paul Willoughby 27 February 2010 2 years ago 4
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