Timaliidae

Turdoides squamiceps Photo by Alan Williams (Arkive) Common name: Arabian babbler (en); zaragateiro-árabe (pt); cratérope écaillé (fr); turdoide árabe (es); graudrossling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: The Arabian babbler is found from Yemen, Oman and the United Arab Emirates in the southern Arabian Peninsula into Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel and Egypt. Size: These…

Garrulax leucolophus Common name: white-crested laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-crista-branca (pt); garrulaxe à huppe blanche (fr); tordo jocoso garrulado (es); weißhaubenhäherling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found from the foothill of the Himalayas, In north-east india, Nepal and Bhutan, to Myanmar, adjacent southern China and south to Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and…

Leiothrix lutea Common name: red-billed leirothrix (en); rouxinol-do-Japão (pt); léiothrix jaune (fr); ruiseñor del Japón (es); sonnenvogrl (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This species is found in southern Asia, from India to southern China. The species has been introduced to Hawaii and Japan. Size: The red-billed leirothrix is 14-15 cm long and weighs…

Turdoides bicolor Common name: southern pied-babbler (en); zaragateiro-meridional (pt); cratérope bicolore (fr); turdoide bicolor (es); elsterdroßling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This African species is only found in northern Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa. Size: Southern pied-babblers are 23-26 cm long and weigh 75-95 g. Habitat: They are found in arid…