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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‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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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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Identification
Field Identification
22–26 cm; 58–64 g. Medium-sized, longish-tailed Turdoides babbler with dark brown upperparts, narrowly streaked pale underparts and variably whitish face with a longish decurved dark bill.
Similar Species
The whitish face, slightly decurved blackish bill, and unique black shaft streaks that are noticeable on the pale underparts separate Spiny Babbler from the similar Jungle Babbler (Argya striata), Common Babbler (Argya caudata), and Striated Babbler (Argya earlei).