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 bird on the ground, taking a look in the nearby vegetation and flying away. Locality Bodi Mettu, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 15 sec 2.7
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on a roof top
Locality Sri Lanka
Gerhard.Tauscher 25 January 2013 16 weeks ago 3.5 -
Two birds cuddling, on a tree.
Locality Thrikkutisheri, Kozhikode District, Kerala, India
Abhiram R 16 April 2011 22 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird perched
Locality Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India (ssp affinis)
vasanthan.p.j 3 August 2009 3 years ago 3.5 -
A bird perched on a pole.
Locality Deer Park, Shamirpet, Rangareddy District, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 1 November 2008 3 years ago 3.4 -
Babbler perched on Lantana bush.
Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 15 December 2009 2 years ago 3.4 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Thrikkutisheri, Kozhikode District, Kerala, India
Abhiram R 14 April 2011 21 weeks ago 3.3
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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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