Wildlifeof India
Marsh Babbler
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes
Photo: J Gould and H C Richter · Public domain
Pellorneum palustre
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Wetland (SoIB)
Range
Brahmaputra floodplain, its tributaries and adjacent hill ranges in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya in India, and eastern Bangladesh
The marsh babbler is a member of the family Pellorneidae, endemic to the Brahmaputra floodplain, its associated tributaries and adjacent hill ranges in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya in India, and eastern Bangladesh (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is a single sentence and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 treats it as an Assam Plains endemic and rates it a High conservation priority, a resident of wetland that eats invertebrates, with a Restricted range of about 7,880 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Marsh Babbler eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Marsh Babbler live in?
- Wetland (SoIB)
- Where is the Marsh Babbler found?
- Brahmaputra floodplain, its tributaries and adjacent hill ranges in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya in India, and eastern Bangladesh