Iraq babbler
E1007804
The Iraq babbler is a small, secretive passerine bird endemic to the reedbeds and marshes of southern Iraq and neighboring regions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
passerine ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| behavior |
gregarious
ⓘ
secretive ⓘ |
| billShape |
slightly decurved
ⓘ
strong ⓘ |
| binomialName | Argya altirostris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat | marsh vegetation ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | Iraq babbler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Eugene W. Oates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
other small invertebrates ⓘ |
| distributionRegion | Mesopotamian Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Tigris–Euphrates alluvial salt marsh ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Leiothrichidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | low vegetation ⓘ |
| formerlyClassifiedIn | genus Turdoides ⓘ |
| genus | Argya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
marshes
ⓘ
reedbeds ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| movementPattern | resident ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Kuwait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestingSite | dense reeds ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
brown
ⓘ
buff ⓘ |
| rangeType | localized ⓘ |
| reclassificationBasis | molecular phylogenetic studies ⓘ |
| reclassifiedTo | genus Argya ⓘ |
| scientificName | Argya altirostris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | small groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
wetland drainage ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud chattering calls ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1889 ⓘ |
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