Turdoides | |
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Jungle babbler (Turdoides striata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Leiothrichidae |
Genus: |
Turdoides Cretzschmar, 1826 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Argya |
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Argya
Turdoides is a genus of passerine birds in the Leiothrichidae family. It contains about 30 species distributed across Africa and southern Asia. They are typically fairly large, long-tailed birds which forage in noisy groups. The majority of species have drab brown or grey-brown plumage.
The genus contains the following species: