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Iraq Babbler
Argya altirostris (Hartert, EJO, 1909)
Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
Iraq Babbler, Argya altirostris, is a bird of reedbeds in Mesopotamia, with a breeding range in south-eastern Turkey, northern, central and north-eastern Syria, Iraq and south-western Iran. It is a member of the Leiothrichidae. It is smaller than most other Argya babblers and is set apart from the Afghan Babbler by its wetland preference. Its range has extended northwards in recent decades, reaching the Birecik area of south-eastern Turkey in 2006. It was first described by Hartert in 1909.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: sc Turkey, nc, ne Syria, n, c Iraq and sw Iran
