Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris)
About the Iraq Babbler
The Iraq babbler (Argya altirostris) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae, native to the reedbeds of Mesopotamia. It is found in Iraq, southwestern Iran, Syria, and southeastern Turkey. Its range overlaps with that of the Afghan babbler Argya huttoni, from which it is distinguished by its smaller size and use of wetland habitats. Originally confined to the lower Euphrates and Tigris valleys in southern Iraq and adjacent western Iran, in recent decades it has spread north along the Euphrates through Syria, reaching the Birecik area of southeastern Turkey in 2006. This species was formerly placed in the genus Turdoides but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Argya.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 8 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Türkiye in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Jungle BabblerArgya striatarecording
- Rufous BabblerArgya subrufarecording
- Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosarecording
- Scaly ChattererArgya aylmerirecording
- Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.