Iraq babbler

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The Iraq babbler is a small, secretive passerine bird endemic to the reedbeds and marshes of southern Iraq and neighboring regions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Iraq babbler canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird ⓘ
passerine ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ
behavior gregarious ⓘ
secretive ⓘ
billShape slightly decurved ⓘ
strong ⓘ
binomialName Argya altirostris ⓘ
bodySize small ⓘ
breedingHabitat marsh vegetation ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName Iraq babbler ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
describedBy Eugene W. Oates NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
other small invertebrates ⓘ
distributionRegion Mesopotamian Marshes ⓘ
ecoregion Tigris–Euphrates alluvial salt marsh ⓘ
endemicTo Iraq ⓘ
family Leiothrichidae ⓘ
foragingStratum low vegetation ⓘ
formerlyClassifiedIn genus Turdoides ⓘ
genus Argya ⓘ
habitat marshes ⓘ
reedbeds ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
movementPattern resident ⓘ
nativeTo Kuwait ⓘ
southern Iraq ⓘ
southwestern Iran ⓘ
nestingSite dense reeds ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor brown ⓘ
buff ⓘ
rangeType localized ⓘ
reclassificationBasis molecular phylogenetic studies ⓘ
reclassifiedTo genus Argya ⓘ
scientificName Argya altirostris ⓘ
socialStructure small groups ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat degradation ⓘ
wetland drainage ⓘ
vocalization loud chattering calls ⓘ
yearDescribed 1889 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hammar Marshes → fauna → Iraq babbler ⓘ
Iraq babbler → commonName → Iraq babbler ⓘ