Afghan Babbler
Argya huttoni(Blyth, E, 1847)
English (US) Afghan Babbler
The Afghan Babbler (Argya huttoni) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Argya huttoni
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Afghan Babbler
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Argya huttoni salvadorii
- Argya huttoni huttoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Malacocercus Huttoni
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1847)
- Type locality
- Kandahar, southeastern Afghanistan.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16, pt.1 p.476
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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