The Arabian babbler (Argya squamiceps) is a passerine bird until recently placed in the genus Turdoides. It is a communally nesting resident bird of arid scrub in the Middle East which lives together in relatively stable groups with strict orders of rank.
^BirdLife International (2018). "Argya squamiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22716364A131973977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22716364A131973977.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
The Arabianbabbler (Argya squamiceps) is a passerine bird until recently placed in the genus Turdoides. It is a communally nesting resident bird of arid...
fitter individual than its fellows. Zahavi studied in particular the Arabianbabbler, a highly social bird, with a life-length of 30 years, which appears...
those that are not easily cheated on. He worked in particular on the Arabianbabbler, a long-lived and social bird with altruistic behaviour among unrelated...
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Lesson did not specify a type species but this was designated as the Arabianbabbler (Argya squamiceps) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855...
higher with the most abundant species being Turdoides squamiceps (Arabianbabbler) and Lanius excubitor (Great grey shrike). The birds feed on the large...
fan-tailed raven, blackstart, tristram's starling, apus, hirundo, Arabianbabbler, wheatear, and sand partridge. The Judaean Desert is home to a variety...
reputation arises. Amotz Zahavi, famous for his work with the altruistic Arabianbabbler, suggests that this level of "social prestige" will affect which individuals...
often done for reasons unrelated to the well-being of the chicks. Arabianbabblers, for instance, peer allofeed in an attempt at increasing their social...
greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia. Arabianbabbler, Argya squamiceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae The kinglets...
size and colouration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. Arabianbabbler, Argya squamiceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae Starlings...
that includes the typical warblers and a number of babblers formerly placed within the Old World babbler family. They are found in Eurasia and Africa. The...
brown or greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Arabianbabbler, Argya squamiceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae Starlings...
greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia. Arabianbabbler, Argya squamiceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae Starlings...
egrets have little success when attempting to steal. The behaviour of Arabianbabblers is more akin to that of a troop of monkeys: they do everything for...
greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia. Arabianbabbler, Argya squamiceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae The kinglets...
placement fully resolved. A smaller number of warblers, together with some babblers formerly placed in the family Timaliidae and the parrotbills, are retained...
size and colouration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. Arabianbabbler, Argya squamiceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Buphagidae As both...
which nest on the cliffs. Other common birds include sand partridge, Arabianbabblers, rock martin, Tristram's starling, rock doves, and Bonelli's eagles...
The eggs are slightly larger than those of the common babbler (T. caudatus) or the jungle babbler (T. striata). Other hosts include the red-vented bulbul...
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