Identification for Pellorneum Babblers

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Sno. Name Binomial Name 1 Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti 2 Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli garoense 3 Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre 4 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps 5 Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre

©www.ogaclicks.com Abbott's Babbler identification Tips Abbott's Babbler : Malacocincla abbotti : Resident of Himalayan foothills & North East India

Iris is light brown /reddish brown Crown is dull olive-brown, with weak buff shaft-streaks, Lores are greyish Supercilium greyish

Ear-coverts are buffy olive-brown Upper mandible blackish- horn, lower mandible paler Upperparts are dull olive-brown

Chin & throat greyish-white Upperwing dull olive-brown

Greyish-white breast

Tail is browner and with Rufous-buff breast sides strong rufescent wash

Buffy rufous underparts

Legs are brownish flesh Rufous-buff vent

Rufous-buff flanks Sexes are Similar

Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett www.HBW.com Buff-breasted Babbler identification Tips Buff-breasted Babbler : Pellorneum tickelli garoense : Resident of hills of North East India

Iris is brown to red Crown is rufescent-brown with faint buff streaking Lores are buff-streaked brown Supercilium are buff-streaked brown Ear-coverts are buff-streaked brown upper mandible dark horn- brown, lower mandible Upperparts are rufescent-brown with faint buff flesh-coloured streaking & faint olive tinge

Chin & throat Whitish Upperwing rufescent-brown with faint buff streaking & faint Chestnut tinge Whitish breast Tail Upperwing rufescent- brown with faint buff streaking Ochrous-buff breast sides & faint Chestnut tinge

White Belly

Rufous-buff vent

Legs are brownish-grey to yellowish-flesh

Ochrous-buff flanks Sexes are Similar

Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett www.HBW.com Marsh Babbler identification Tips Marsh Babbler : Pellorneum palustre : Resident of North East India

white eye ring, iris is brown to hazel Crown is warm-tinged olive-brown Lores are whitish-buff with dark stipples Supercilium are buff-streaked brown Upper mandible deep Ear-coverts are rufous-buff with dark brown marks brown to horn-brown, lower mandible pale Upperparts are warm-tinged olive-brown brown to horn-brown

Chin & throat Whitish Darker coverts Fringes of outer primaries paler brown Grey tinged White breast heavy dark brown streaks Tail warm-tinged olive-brown Dark brown with rufous-buff tinge breast sides with heavy dark brown streaks

White Belly

Legs are flesh-brown or pale Dark ochrous-brown vent bluish-horn

Dark brown with rufous-buff tinge flanks Sexes are Similar with heavy dark brown streaks

Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett www.HBW.com Puff-throated Babbler identification Tips Puff-throated Babbler : Pellorneum ruficeps : Resident of Hills of North India , Western Ghats, hills of South India , Odisha, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand & North East India

Iris is orange-brown to deep crimson Crown is rufescent Lores are whitish-buff with dark stipples Supercilium are buff-streaked brown

Upper mandible greyish- Ear-coverts are rufous-buff with dark brown marks brown, lower mandible fleshy yellow Upperparts are warm-tinged pale greyish-brown

Upperwings are brown with Chin & throat buffy whitish greyish-brown fringes

White breast with broad pale Tail are brown with grey-brown streaks greyish-brown fringes

White Belly

lightly tinged buff Vent

Legs are yellowish-flesh or brownish-flesh.

White with rufous-buff tinge flanks with dark grey-brown streaks Sexes are Similar Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett www.HBW.com Spot-throated Babble identification Tips Spot-throated Babble : Pellorneum albiventre : Resident of East Himalayas & hills of North East India

Iris is hazel to reddish-brown Crown is olive-tinged mid-brown with darker scaling Lores are olive-tinged brown Supercilium are olive-tinged brown

Upper mandible black or Ear-coverts are olive-tinged brown brown, lower mandible brighter Upperparts are olive-tinged mid-brown with darker scaling

Chin & throat are greyish- Upperwings are olive-tinged warm white with greyish-buff flecks brown

Ochrous-buff on Breast Tail are olive-tinged warm brown Ochre-tinged olive-brown on breast side

White Belly

Legs are brownish-flesh to purplish-horn

Ochre-tinged olive-brown on Flanks Ochre-tinged olive-brown on Vent

Sexes are Similar