Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Dutch | Egelbabbelaar |
English (United States) | Spiny Babbler |
French | Cratérope du Népal |
German | Nepaldrosselhäherling |
Japanese | タテジマヤブチメドリ |
Norwegian | nepalskriketrost |
Polish | nepalotymal |
Russian | Колючая дроздовка |
Serbian | Nepalska brbljuša |
Slovak | timáliovec nepálsky |
Spanish | Turdoide Nepalí |
Spanish (Spain) | Turdoide nepalí |
Swedish | nepalskriktrast |
Turkish | Nepal Yedikardeşi |
Revision Notes
Carol Inskipp and Hem S. Baral revised the account. Tammy Zhang curated the media, and Gracey Brouillard copyedited the account.
Turdoides nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)
PROTONYM:
Timalia nipalensis
Hodgson, 1836. As.Res. 19, p.182.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nepal.
Definitions
- TURDOIDES
- turdoides
- nipalense / nipalensis
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SPECIES
Spiny Babbler Turdoides nipalensis Scientific name definitions
Carol Inskipp and Hem S. Baral
Version: 2.0 — Published May 7, 2022
Version: 2.0 — Published May 7, 2022
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Breeding
Phenology
The nesting season lasts from April to June. Only one brood is raised in a year (R. L. Fleming Jr in 8).
Nest Site
No information.
Nest
The nest has been described as a deep cup of grass placed in a small bush or built into a sturdy grass clump (8). It has also been described as a very loose shallow grass cup in the fork of a tree (36).
Eggs
Size
Eggs measured as 2.5 cm by 1.62 cm in size (36).
Color and Surface Texture
Described as verditer blue in color (36).
Clutch Size
Usually 3–4 eggs (36).
Incubation
No information.
Hatching
No information.
Young Birds
No information.
Parental Care
Both parents feed the young. No other information is available.
Cooperative Breeding
No information.
Brood Parasitism by Other Species
No information.
Fledgling Stage
No information.