Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates

WetlandCup nestSmall · 33 g

Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Mathieu Soetens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Nasser Halaweh, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Nasser Halaweh, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris), photo 6 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris), photo 7 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Nasser Halaweh, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Iraq Babbler (Argya altirostris), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Nasser Halaweh, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

When to see the Iraq Babbler

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Iraq Babbler

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Türkiye Iraq Iran Syria

About the Iraq Babbler

The Iraq babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae, native to the reedbeds of Mesopotamia. It is found in Iraq, southwestern Iran, Syria, and southeastern Turkey. Its range overlaps with that of the Afghan babbler Argya huttoni, from which it is distinguished by its smaller size and use of wetland habitats.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

White-throated BabblerArgya gularisThe white-throated babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Slender-billed BabblerArgya longirostrisThe slender-billed babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriThe scaly chatterer is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

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