Orange-billed Babbler

The Orange-billed Babbler is a resident breeding bird endemic to Sri Lanka. In the past, it was considered to be a race of Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striatus.

The Orange-billed Babbler is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

gleaning, similar to Orange-billed Babblers, although they forage in the understorey and on the ground, whereas babblers forage in the upper storey and subcanopy. Trogons sally for prey from perches, similar to drongos, and are likewise not gregarious (2 individuals per flock). To conduct a playback trial, we first found a flock by walking through a 15-km circuit of old logging roads and footpaths. When we encountered a flock, 2 observers followed the flock off road, spreading approximately 10 m apart. More

The Orange-billed Babbler, Turdoides rufescens, also known as Ceylon Rufous Babbler or Sri Lankan Rufous Babbler is an Old World babbler. The Old World babblers are a large family of Old World passerine birds characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in southeast Asia. The Orange-billed Babbler is a resident breeding bird endemic to Sri Lanka. In the past, it was considered to be a race of Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striatus. More

In the past, the Orange-billed Babbler, Turdoides rufescens, of Sri Lanka was considered to be a race of this babbler, but is now normally given full species status. The Jungle Babbler's habitat is forest and cultivation. This species, like most babblers, is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. It is quite common in Indian forests It builds its nest in a tree, concealed in dense masses of foliage. More

The Orange-billed Babbler is a resident breeding bird endemic to Sri Lanka. In the past, it was considered to be a race of Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striatus.Its habitat is rainforest, and it is seldom seen away from deep jungle. This species, like most babblers, is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

* Orange-billed Babbler(Ceylon Rufous Babbler) Turdoides rufescens More