Jungle Babbler
A species of Turdoides Scientific name : Argya striata Genus : Turdoides
Jungle Babbler, A species of Turdoides
Botanical name: Argya striata
Genus: Turdoides
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Description
This species, like most babblers, is non-migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. The sexes are identical, drably coloured in brownish grey with a yellow-bill making them confusable only with the endemic yellow-billed babblers of peninsular India and Sri Lanka. The upperparts are usually slightly darker in shade and there is some mottling on the throat and breast. 
Size
25 cm
Life Expectancy
16.5 years
Feeding Habits
Jungle Babbler primarily feeds on insects, grains, nectar, and berries, employing ground foraging techniques. With no unique dietary adaptations, they exhibit a generalized feeding preference and are active feeders throughout the day.
Habitat
open woodlands, shaded gardens, parks, scrub, edges of forests, cultivation
Dite type
Omnivorous
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Behavior
These birds are gregarious and very social. The groups maintain territories and will defend it against neighbours but will sometimes tolerate them. For their size, they are long lived and have been noted to live as long as 16.5 years in captivity. When foraging, some birds take up a high vantage point and act as sentinels. They are known to gather and mob potential predators such as snakes.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Laughingthrushes Genus
Turdoides Species
Jungle Babbler 
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