Argya [caudata or huttoni] (Common or Afghan Babbler)

Common or Afghan Babbler

Argya [caudata or huttoni] (= Argya caudata) (Dumont, CHF 1823)

The common babbler is a member of the family of Leiothrichidae. They are found in dry open scrub country mainly in India. Two populations are recognized as subspecies and the populations to the west of the Indus river system are now usually treated as a separate species, the Afghan babbler. The species is distinctly long-tailed, slim with an overall brown or greyish colour, streaked on the upper plumage and having a distinctive whitish throat. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Leiothrichidae
Genus:
   Argya
Scientific:
  Argya caudata

Original description

Citation:
(Dumont, CHF 1823)

Reference:
Dict. Sci. Nat. [Levrault] 29 p.268

Protonym:
Cossyphus caudatus

Type locality:
India.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25298945

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
6EB70FB3B46F8560

Avibase ID:
avibase-6EB70FB3

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6EB70FB3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916086

Geographic range:

Argya caudata caudata: eastern Pakistan, India (except the Himalayas and northeastern India), and southwestern Nepal; also Rameswaram Island
Argya caudata eclipes: N Pakistan (Fort Sandeman to Kashmir border)
Argya huttoni huttoni: southeastern Iran, southern Afghanistan, and southwestern Pakistan
Argya huttoni salvadorii: SE Iraq to sw Iran

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Common or Afghan Babbler
French:
Cratérope indien ou C. afghan

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common or Afghan Babbler ( Argya [caudata or huttoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common or Afghan Babbler ( Argya [caudata or huttoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common or Afghan Babbler ( Turdoides [caudata or huttoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common or Afghan Babbler ( Turdoides [caudata or huttoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common or Afghan Babbler ( Argya [caudata or huttoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common or Afghan Babbler ( Argya [caudata or huttoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common or Afghan Babbler ( Argya [caudata or huttoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common or Afghan Babbler ( Argya [caudata or huttoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common or Afghan Babbler ( Argya [caudata or huttoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common or Afghan Babbler ( Argya [caudata or huttoni])
Birdlife checklist version 00: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cratérope indien ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cratérope indien ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Scrub Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Scrub Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Babbler ( Argya caudata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudata) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Turdoides caudatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Turdoides caudatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Turdoides caudatus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Common Babbler ( Turdoides caudatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Turdoides caudata [version 1]

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