Slender-billed Babbler — Photo: Nejib Ahmed · CC BY-SA 4.0

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Slender-billed Babbler

Argya longirostris

VUVulnerable

Family: Laughingthrushes and Allies (Leiothrichidae)
Order: Passeriformes

Overview

The slender-billed babbler (Argya longirostris) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
It is found in Bangladesh, Nepal, Northeast India and possibly Myanmar.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to see it

Destination guides featuring this bird

Chitwan National Park

Nepal Chitwan National Park Sal forest, tall grassland and braided rivers in the Terai: the richest lowland birding in Nepal.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Range and habitat

Grassland of Nepal to Assam and northwestern Myanmar.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Continents

Asia

Countries

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.