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Slender-billed Babbler

Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes

Argya longirostris

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates (SoIB guild)

Habitat

Subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland

Range

Bangladesh, Nepal, north-east India and possibly Myanmar

The slender-billed babbler is a bird of the family Leiothrichidae found in Bangladesh, Nepal, north-east India and possibly Myanmar, in subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly placed in Turdoides but was moved to the resurrected genus Argya after a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018 (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 treats it as endemic to the Indian subcontinent and rates it a High conservation priority, a resident of wetland that eats invertebrates, with a Restricted range of about 8,640 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).

Quick answers

What does the Slender-billed Babbler eat?
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
What habitat does the Slender-billed Babbler live in?
Subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland
Where is the Slender-billed Babbler found?
Bangladesh, Nepal, north-east India and possibly Myanmar
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