Arabian Babbler

It is 26–29 cm long with a wingspan of 31-33.5 cm and a weight of 64-83 grams. 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.

The Arabian Babbler is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Arabian Babbler (Turdoides squamiceps) is a passerine bird belonging to the genus Turdoides, a genus of Old World babblers. It is 26–29 cm long with a wingspan of 31-33.5 cm and a weight of 64-83 grams. 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. More

Arabian babbler in Hazeva / Israel - Christina Sommer, Doktoral Student During encounters with potential predators many group-living birds and mammals show a strong vocal response . In addition, a predator encounter often leads to mobbing of the predator by its potential prey. More

Arabian Babbler (Turdoides squamiceps)Sultanate of Oman March 2006. 2006:03:14 14:44:14 002. Arabian Babbler (Turdoides squamiceps)Sultanate of Oman March 2006. 2006:03:14 14:44:26 003. Arabian Babbler (Turdoides squamiceps)Sultanate of Oman March 2006. 2006:03:14 14:44:48 004. Arabian Babbler (Turdoides squamiceps)Sultanate of Oman March 2006. 2006:03:14 14:39:44 005. More

As one might expect, the desert-adapted Arabian babbler will eat practically anything. On the other hand, the fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyyrhoura) has come to resemble a hummingbird or sunbird, consuming nectar with its insects, and becoming a pollinator in the process. Reproductive biology In general, babblers form pairs in the breeding season, establish territories, raise one or two broods, then reassemble as flocks. Again, this seems to be the case for forest species, with most exceptions being birds of other habitat. More

Arabian Babbler, Sultanate of Oman, Qurayyat April 2005 © Pete Hall Taken with a Canon 10D and a Sigma 500 mm f4. More

Project background: Arabian babblers are a species of songbird that live in Israeli deserts. They live as cooperative breeders, which means that all the adult babblers in a breeding group, even nonparents, help raise the fledglings, or baby babblers, in that group. Allofeeding is when one adult babbler feeds another adult babbler. (When an adult babbler feeds a fledgling, that's called a feeding. More

Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps muscatensis Al Mamzar Park, 01.04.2007 - Kharran, 12.05.2006 - Kharran, 05.05.2006 - a juvenile bird. - Dubai Pivot Fields, 16.04. More

Arabian Babbler is found in the following countries: 1. Djibouti 2. Egypt 3. Israel 4. Jordan 5. Oman 6. Palestinian Authority 7. Saudi Arabia 8. United Arab Emirates 9. More