Arabian Babbler (Argya squamiceps)
About the Arabian Babbler
The Arabian babbler (Argya squamiceps) is a passerine bird until recently placed in the genus Turdoides. It is a communally nesting resident bird of arid scrub in the Middle East which lives together in relatively stable groups with strict orders of rank. The Arabian babbler 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. The Leiothrichidae primarily occur in the Ethiopian and Oriental realms, but a few species in the genera Turdoides and Argya have penetrated into the Palearctic zone north of the tropics where they live in arid areas of North and East Africa, India and the Middle East.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 31 recordings for this species: 3 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.
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Listed as recorded in Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates 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.