Babblers (Timaliidae)
Yellow-billed Babbler (Turdoides affinis) - HBW 12, p. 221
French: Cratérope affin
German: Gelbschnabeldrossling
Spanish: Turdoide Piquigualdo
Other common names: White-headed Babbler
Taxonomy: M[alacocircus]. affinis Jerdon, 1845, Travancore, India.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- affinis (Jerdon, 1845) - S peninsular India (including Rameswaram I) S from S Maharashtra and SE Madhya Pradesh.
- taprobanus Ripley, 1958 - Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair of this very social species foraging on the ground, one of them catching and eating an ant. Locality Kithulgala Forest Reserve, Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp taprobanus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 3 years ago 39 sec 4.4 -
A bird moving in a tree and joining more individuals at the end. Locality Bodi Mettu, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 47 sec 4.2 -
A bird rubbing its bill, a second individual arriving and the first one flying away. Locality Bodi Mettu, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 13 sec 4.2 -
Two birds preening on a branch. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 37 sec 4 -
A bird preening and singing, then flying away. Locality Kithulgala Forest Reserve, Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp taprobanus)
Eldert Groenewoud 21 October 2008 4 years ago 20 sec 3.7 -
A bird foraging on the grass. Locality Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp taprobanus)
Eldert Groenewoud 31 October 2008 4 years ago 16 sec 3
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This babbler was drinking water ( drop by drop ) as temp. ranges between 44C to 49 C in this part of India in summer season
Locality Yavatmal, Yavatmal District, Maharashtra, India
Jayant Atrey 3 May 2011 2 years ago 4.4 -
A close up of a bird on a branch.
Locality Thrikkutisheri, Kozhikode District, Kerala, India
Abhiram R 16 April 2011 21 weeks ago 4.3 -
Perched on a tree
Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
John A Thompson 23 March 2012 1 year ago 4.3 -
Foraging on the ground.
Locality Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp taprobanus)
Fran Trabalon 2 January 2012 1 year ago 4.3 -
A common bird
Locality Marakollya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Guy Poisson 12 January 2011 2 years ago 4.2 -
Preening.
Locality Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp taprobanus)
Fran Trabalon 1 January 2012 1 year ago 4
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A group of birds calling simultaneously. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India
(ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 4 -
A bird calling, then others join it. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India
(ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 3.7
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