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Yellow-billed Babbler
Argya affinis (Jerdon, 1845)
Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
Yellow-billed Babbler, Argya affinis, is a passerine of the Leiothrichidae family found in India, with breeding in the Oriental Region. It is a resident bird of southern India, where it occurs in scrub, cultivated ground and gardens. It is also known from Sri Lanka. The species is often confused with the jungle babbler in parts of southern India, but it is associated with more heavily vegetated places and has a distinctive call. Its name is also sometimes mixed up with Turdoides leucocephala, the white-headed babbler.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: India
