NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Slender-billed Babbler
Argya longirostris (F. Moore, 1854)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Slender-billed babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:55:01.615390+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Argya longirostris (F. Moore, 1854)
- Name authority
- (F. Moore, 1854)
- Common name
- Slender-billed Babbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Argya
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae Swainson, 1832
- genusArgya R. P. Lesson, 1831
- speciesArgya longirostris (F. Moore, 1854)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Argya. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinis (Jerdon, 1845) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Iraq BabblerArgya altirostris (E. J. O. Hartert, 1909) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common BabblerArgya caudata (Dumont, 1823) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ashy-headed LaughingthrushArgya cinereifrons (Blyth, 1851) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Striated BabblerArgya earlei (Blyth, 1844) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fulvous BabblerArgya fulva (Desfontaines, 1789) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated BabblerArgya gularis (Blyth, 1855) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescens (Blyth, 1847) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arabian BabblerArgya squamiceps (Cretzschmar, 1827) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jungle BabblerArgya striata (Dumont, 1823) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous BabblerArgya subrufa (Jerdon, 1839) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pyctorhis longirostris F. Moore, 1854 F. Moore, 1854 | synonym |
| Argya longirostris longirostris (F. Moore, 1854) (F. Moore, 1854) | synonym |
| Turdoides longirostris (F. Moore, 1854) (F. Moore, 1854) | synonym |
| Chatarrhaea longirostris (F. Moore, 1854) (F. Moore, 1854) | synonym |
| Argya longirostris arcana Koelz, 1954 Koelz, 1954 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1282067 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:LVWGR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.