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Iraq babbler

Argya altirostris (E. J. O. Hartert, 1909)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The iraq babbler (Argya altirostris) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 33 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Iraq babbler (Argya altirostris)
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the iraq babbler

Weight
33 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.55src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the iraq babbler live?

Not recorded

What is the iraq babbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Iraq babbler (Argya altirostris) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae, native to the reedbeds of Mesopotamia. It is found in Iraq, southwestern Iran, Syria, and southeastern Turkey. Its range overlaps with that of the Afghan babbler Argya huttoni, from which it is distinguished by its smaller size and use of wetland habitats.

Originally confined to the lower Euphrates and Tigris valleys in southern Iraq and adjacent western Iran, in recent decades it has spread north along the Euphrates through Syria, reaching the Birecik area of southeastern Turkey in 2006.

From the Wikipedia article “Iraq babbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iraq_babbler&oldid=1379752288), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the iraq babbler endangered?

The iraq babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the iraq babbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLeiothrichidae
  6. genusArgya
  7. SpeciesArgya altirostris (E. J. O. Hartert, 1909)

Synonyms Crateropus caudatus altirostris, Turdoides altirostris

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • ثرثارة خوزيةArabic
  • ثرثارة عراقيةArabic
  • tordenc d'IraqCatalan
  • argie iráckáCzech
  • timálie iráckáCzech
  • preblyn IracWelsh
  • Irak LarmdrosselDanish
  • Irak-larmdrosselDanish
  • RieddrosslingGerman
  • RieddrosselhäherlingGerman
  • RiedelsterhäherlingGerman
  • iraka leiotrikoEsperanto
  • Turdoide iraquíSpanish
  • tigrise vadavilbasEstonian
  • persiantimaliFinnish
  • Cratérope d'IrakFrench
  • Cratérope d’IrakFrench
  • Cabaire íarácachIrish
  • זנבן עירקיHebrew
  • eufratski drozdaljCroatian
  • iraki rigótimáliaHungarian
  • BrúntuldriIcelandic
  • Garrulo dell'IraqItalian
  • イラクヤブチメドリJapanese
  • irakinė strazdinė timalijaLithuanian
  • Irākas tarkšķisLatvian
  • Iraakse BabbelaarDutch
  • sumererskriketrostNorwegian
  • tymal irackiPolish
  • dżunglotymal irackiPolish
  • tymalczyk irackiPolish
  • zaragateiro-do-iraquePortuguese
  • zaragateiro-iraquianoPortuguese
  • Камышовая дроздовкаRussian
  • Камышовая дроздовая тимелияRussian
  • иракская дроздовая тимелияRussian
  • ČáhppesbađoštimaliNorthern Sami
  • timáliovec mokrinovýSlovak
  • perzijski drozgačSlovenian
  • Iračka brbljušaSerbian
  • irakskriktrastSwedish
  • Irak YedikardeşiTurkish
  • кратеропа ірацькаUkrainian
  • 伊拉克鶇鶥Chinese
  • 伊拉克鸫鹛Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the iraq babbler

Other species in the same genus Argya.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the iraq babbler?

An adult iraq babbler weighs 33 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the iraq babbler endangered?

The iraq babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the iraq babbler?

The iraq babbler (Argya altirostris) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Iraq babbler (Argya altirostris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/iraq-babbler

MLA

“Iraq babbler (Argya altirostris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/iraq-babbler.

BibTeX
@misc{iraq_babbler_2026,
  title = {Iraq babbler (Argya altirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/iraq-babbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}