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Rufous Babbler

Argya subrufa (Jerdon, TC 1839)

The rufous babbler is an endemic species of bird found in the Western Ghats of southern India of the family Leiothrichidae It is dark brown and long tailed, and is usually seen foraging in noisy groups along open hillsides with a mixture of grass, bracken and forest. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Leiothrichidae
Genus:
   Argya
Scientific:
  Argya subrufa

Original description

Citation:
  (Jerdon, TC 1839)

Reference:
   Madras J. Lit. Sci. 10 p.259

Protonym:
  T[himalia]. subrufa

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/176770#page/285/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  51AADA006947DFF6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-51AADA00

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/51AADA00

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916090

Geographic range:

  • Argya subrufa subrufa: SW India (Western Ghats to n Kerala, Madras and Nilgiri Hills)
  • Argya subrufa hyperythra: SW India (sw Madras and Kerala)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Rufous Babbler
Catalan:
tordenc de front gris
Czech:
timálie rezavobřichá
Danish:
Gråpandet Larmdrossel
German:
Orangebauch-Drosselhäherling
Spanish:
Turdoide Rufo
Spanish (Spain):
Turdoide Rufo
Finnish:
malabarintimali
French:
Cratérope roussâtre
Croatian:
sivočeli drozdalj
Italian:
Garrulo rossastro
Japanese (romaji):
sabiiroyabuchimedori
Japanese:
サビイロヤブチメドリ
Lithuanian:
pilkakaktė strazdinė timalija
Dutch:
Roodrugbabbelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråpanneskrikjetrast
Norwegian:
Gråpanneskriketrost
Polish:
tymal rudogrzbiety
Portuguese:
zaragateiro-arruivado
Russian:
Малабарская дроздовка
Slovak:
timáliovec bambusový
Swedish:
gråpannad skriktrast
Ukrainian:
Кратеропа сіролоба
Chinese:
棕鸫鹛
Chinese (Traditional):
棕鶇鶥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cratérope roussâtre ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cratérope roussâtre ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Turdoides subrufus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Turdoides subrufus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Turdoides subrufus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rufous Babbler ( Turdoides subrufus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Rufous Babbler ( Argya subrufa) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Turdoides subrufa [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Turdoides subrufa [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: tordenc de front gris
Czech: Timálie okrová, timálie rezavobřichá
Danish: Gråpandet Larmdrossel
German: Graustirndrossling, Graustirn-Drossling, Orangebauch-Drosselhäherling, Orangebauch-Elsterhäherling
English: Rufous Babbler, Rufous-backed Babbler
English, HBW: Rufous Babbler
English (IOC): Rufous Babbler
English (United States): Rufous Babbler
Spanish: Turdoide Rufo
Spanish (Spain): Turdoide Rufo
Spanish (HBW): Rufous Babbler
Estonian: ghati vadavädrak
Finnish: Intianpensastimali, malabarintimali
French: Cratérope à front gris, Cratérope roussâtre
Croatian: sivočeli drozdalj
Italian: Garrulo rossastro, Garrulo rossiccio indiano
Japanese (romaji): sabiiroyabuchimedori
Japanese: サビイロヤブチメドリ
Scientific: Argya subrufa, Argya subrufa subrufa, T[himalia] subrufa, Thimalia subrufa, Turdoides subrufa, Turdoides subrufa subrufa, Turdoides subrufus
Lithuanian: pilkakaktė strazdinė timalija, Pilkakatė strazdinė timalija
Malayalam: ചെഞ്ചിലപ്പൻ, ചെഞ്ചിലപ്പന്‍ 
Dutch: Roodrugbabbelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråpanneskrikjetrast
Norwegian: Gråpanneskriketrost
Polish: dżunglotymal rudogrzbiety, tymal rudogrzbiety
Portuguese: zaragateiro-arruivado
Portuguese (Portugal): zaragateiro-ruivo
Russian: Малабарская дроздовка, Серолобая дроздовая тимелия
Slovak: timáliovec bambusový
Swedish: Gråpannad skriktrast
Tamil: Karunchivappu Silamban
Turkish: Kızıl yedikardeş
Ukrainian: Кратеропа сіролоба
Chinese: 棕鸫鹛
Chinese (Traditional): 棕鶇鶥

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