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.

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Iraq babbler canonical 2

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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

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Hammar Marshes fauna Iraq babbler
Iraq babbler commonName Iraq babbler