Striated Babbler — Photo: Munish Jauhar · CC BY-SA 3.0

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Striated Babbler

Argya earlei

LCLeast Concern

Family: Laughingthrushes and Allies (Leiothrichidae)
Order: Passeriformes

Overview

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.

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

Where to see it

Destination guides featuring this bird

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Nepal Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Floodplain grassland and the Koshi barrage: Nepal's best wetland birding and a Ramsar site.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Good
AApril: Good
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: Best
DDecember: Best

Range and habitat

Continents

Asia

Countries

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.