Arabian Babbler
Argya squamiceps(Cretzschmar, PJ, 1827)
English (US) Arabian Babbler
The Arabian Babbler (Argya squamiceps) 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 squamiceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Arabian Babbler
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Argya squamiceps squamiceps
- Argya squamiceps yemensis
- Argya squamiceps muscatensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Malurus squamiceps
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1827)
- Type locality
- Aqaba, Transjordania.
- Original description
- Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Erste Abtheilung. Zoologie. Vögel (1826) p.19 pl.12
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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