About the Arrow-marked Babbler
The arrow-marked babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is native to woodlands in the southern Afrotropics.
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The arrow-marked babbler is a medium-sized babbler, 22 to 25 cm (8.7–9.8 in) in length and weighing 56 to 85 g (2.0–3.0 oz). The common name for the species is derived from its plumage, which is brownish-grey above and lighter below, with white tips to the feathers on the throat, neck and head. The outer iris is bright red and the inner bright yellow or orange. Males and females are identical in appearance. Juveniles have brown eyes and less arrow-shaped streaking on the breast.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Lesotho.
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Southern Pied BabblerTurdoides bicolorThe southern pied babbler is a medium-sized 75 to 95 grams (2.6 to 3.4 oz) cooperatively breeding passerine bird.
Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusThe brown babbler is a medium-sized Turdoides babbler, measuring 22–25 centimetres (8.7–9.8 in) in length and weighs around 52–80 grams (1.8–2.8 oz).
Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiHartlaub's babbler or the Angola babbler, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae, which is native to south central Africa.
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