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Large Grey Babbler

Argya malcolmi(Sykes, WH, 1832)

English (US) Large Gray Babbler

UK name: Large Grey Babbler

The Large Grey Babbler (Argya malcolmi) 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.

Range: dry lowland scrub of peninsular IndiaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Argya malcolmi
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Large Gray Babbler
English (UK)
Large Grey Babbler
Described by
(Sykes, WH, 1832)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Timalia Malcolmi
Described by
(Sykes, WH, 1832)
Type locality
the Deccan [= Poona, Bombay, fide Whistler and Kinnear, 1932, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, 35, p. 740].
Original description
Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 2, no.18 p.88

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 143 species of the family Leiothrichidae