Striated babbler
Argya earlei (Blyth, 1844)
The striated babbler (Argya earlei) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 47 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the striated babbler
- Weight
- 47 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
- 3.5src 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 striated babbler live?
Not recorded
What is the striated babbler?
The striated babbler (Argya earlei) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in southern Asia from Pakistan to Myanmar.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Turdoides but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Argya.
It is omnivorous.
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Is the striated babbler endangered?
The striated babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the striated babbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae
- genusArgya
- SpeciesArgya earlei (Blyth, 1844)
Synonyms Malacocercus earlei, Turdoides earlei
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- দাগি ছাতারেBangla
- tordenc d'EarleCatalan
- timálie proužkovanáCzech
- preblyn rhesogWelsh
- Rustflanket LarmdrosselDanish
- StreifendrosslingGerman
- StricheldrosselhäherlingGerman
- StrichelelsterhäherlingGerman
- stria leiotrikoEsperanto
- Turdoide de EarleSpanish
- viirupensastimaliFinnish
- Cratérope striéFrench
- travnjački drozdaljCroatian
- Garrulo striolatoItalian
- セジマヤブチメドリJapanese
- dryžoji strazdinė timalijaLithuanian
- Gestreepte BabbelaarDutch
- flodskriketrostNorwegian
- tymal kreskowanyPolish
- dżunglotymal kreskowanyPolish
- tymalczyk kreskowanyPolish
- zaragateiro-estriadoPortuguese
- zaragateiro-estriado-indianoPortuguese
- Пёстрая дроздовкаRussian
- Пёстрая дроздовая тимелияRussian
- timáliovec trsťovýSlovak
- flodskriktrastSwedish
- Earle YedikardeşiTurkish
- кратеропа смугастоголоваUkrainian
- 紋背鶇鶥Chinese
- 紋背鶇鶥Chinese
- 纹背鸫鹛Chinese
Relatives of the striated babbler
Other species in the same genus Argya.
Jungle babbler
Argya striata
Yellow-billed babbler
Argya affinis
Fulvous babbler
Argya fulva
Large grey babbler
Argya malcolmi
Iraq babbler
Argya altirostris
Ashy-headed laughingthrush
Argya cinereifrons
CompareStriated babbler vs Jungle babblerStriated babbler vs Yellow-billed babblerStriated babbler vs Fulvous babblerStriated babbler vs Large grey babbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the striated babbler?
An adult striated babbler weighs 47 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the striated babbler endangered?
The striated 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 striated babbler?
The striated babbler (Argya earlei) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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