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Giant Babax
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Giant Babax
Pterorhinus waddelli
The giant babax (Pterorhinus waddelli) is a species of bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae, found in northeast India and southern Tibet. It prefers the low bushes at the edge of the southern Tibetan plateau, but it can adapt to both dry and cold mountain habitats. It is also commonly seen around villages and monasteries, where it feeds off scraps.
From the article Giant babax on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is a bulky, long-tailed brown bird with a curved bill and dark streaks. On average, it is 31–34 cm (12–13 in) long. Its vocalizations vary between melodic flute-like notes and harsh jabbering ones.
What it does
Its diet includes insects (Lepidoptera and Diptera) and berries in the summer, and crop seeds, berries, and plant rhizomes in the winter.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1289395.