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Iraq Babbler

Argya altirostris (Hartert, EJO 1909)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Kasper Wieck 2026-03-31 Uğurcuk, Birecik, Şanlıurfa Province, Gaziantep (Turkey) (340 m) song - [sono] 1097019
xeno-canto.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Guy Kirwan 2023-05-10 Birecik, Şanlıurfa, Sanliurfa (Turkey) (340 m) call, song - [also] [sono] 802516
xeno-canto.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Heidi Guttschuss 2017-01-07 Tajaro River, West of Qaragol, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, As-Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (550 m) alarm call -

Appeared to be an alarm call, as bird appeared at top of reed and vocalized upon seeing me. Not the typical downward bubbling sound of an Iraq Babbler.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

349664
xeno-canto.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris José Luis Copete 2008-05-01 , Sanliurfa (Turkey)   -   203892151
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Heidi Guttschuss 2017-08-25 Tanjaro Gravel Pits, Sulaymaniyah, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, As-Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) (700 m) alarm call -

This is a sound I have never heard before and is not described in any literature on Iraq Babblers that I can find. It is late summer, and 5 Iraq Babblers (perhaps a family group?) were all making this sound at the sight of me. All of them were making this sound, not the typical Iraq Babbler call. Maybe its inter-family communication/alarm call?

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

384227
xeno-canto.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris GABRIEL LEITE 2023-05-10 Nizip, Gaziantep, Gaziantep (Turkey) (340 m) song - [sono] 802074
xeno-canto.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Heidi Guttschuss 2017-01-20 Altun Kopri, Kirkuk Governorate, Kirkūk (Iraq) (260 m) call -

Birds foraging in reeds. Robin in background.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

352212
xeno-canto.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris GABRIEL LEITE 2023-05-10 Nizip, Gaziantep, Gaziantep (Turkey) (340 m) song - [sono] 802073
xeno-canto.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris GABRIEL LEITE 2023-05-10 Nizip, Gaziantep, Gaziantep (Turkey) (340 m) song - [sono] 802072
xeno-canto.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Cedric MROCZKO 2010-04-22 Birecik, Birecik, Şanlıurfa Province, Gaziantep (Turkey) (340 m) song -

Same recording than XC123201 I tried to improve the quality (low pass and high pass filtering with Audacity) Zoom H2 44/16, LoCut on

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

205245
xeno-canto.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Mehmet Kiran 2025-03-29 , Hatay (Turkey)   -   633299951
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Guilherme Melo 2023-05-11 , Gaziantep (Turkey)   -   614332374
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Kousha Zavareh 2024-02-10 , Khuzestan (Iran)   -   615473712
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Heidi Guttschuss 2017-01-20 Altun Kopri, Kirkuk Governorate, Kirkūk (Iraq) (260 m) call -

Various birds calling each other from reeds as they foraged. Some background sound from local mosque call to prayer, plus robin.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

352209
xeno-canto.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Guilherme Melo 2023-05-10 , Sanliurfa (Turkey)   -   614332105
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Gabriel Leite 2023-05-10 , Sanliurfa (Turkey)   -   588919011
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Guy Kirwan 2023-05-10 , Sanliurfa (Turkey)   -   574824021
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Cedric MROCZKO 2010-04-22 Birecik, Birecik, Şanlıurfa Province, Gaziantep (Turkey) (340 m) song -

Filtering : High pass 1000 hz (Audacity) Amplification (Audacity)

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

123201
xeno-canto.org
Iraq Babbler - Turdoides altirostris Heidi Guttschuss 2017-01-07 Tanjaro River--W of Qaragol, As Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, As-Sulaymaniyah (Iraq)   - Unusual call. Instead of the usual downward bubbling, this call went up and down continuously. I'm assuming it's an alarm call, as the bird perched at the top of the reed and made this call when it saw me. 44922551
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Gabriel Leite 2023-05-10 , Sanliurfa (Turkey)   -   588919001
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Turdoides altirostris Heidi Guttschuss 2017-08-25 Tanjaro River--gravel mining south of Bakrajo, As Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, As-Sulaymaniyah (Iraq)   - New sound (I've never found it described in literature). Made between the 5 birds (family group) in later summer. 67022391
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Yan OTTESEN 2025-11-08 , Gaziantep (Turkey)   -   644855203
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Guy Kirwan 2023-05-10 , Sanliurfa (Turkey)   -   574827651
macaulaylibrary.org
Iraq Babbler - Argya altirostris Guilherme Melo 2023-05-11 , Gaziantep (Turkey)   -   614332375
macaulaylibrary.org
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