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ShrublandCup nestMedium · 73 g
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It is 26 to 29 cm (10 to 11 in) long with a wingspan of 31 to 33.5 cm (12.2 to 13.2 in) and a weight of 64 to 87.9 g (2.26 to 3.10 oz). It has a fairly long curved bill, a long tail, rounded wings and strong legs and feet. The plumage is grey-brown above, paler below. There are dark streaks on the back and the throat is whitish. It has a variety of calls including whistles, trills and chattering.
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When to see the Arabian Babbler
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Arabian Babbler
The map shades 7 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Arabian Babbler
The Arabian babbler 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.
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Easily confused with
Rufous BabblerArgya subrufaThis babbler is large and dark olive brown above with a grey forehead.
Striated BabblerArgya earleiThe striated babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaThe rufous chatterer is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
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