| Common babbler | |
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| T. c. caudata (Haryana, India) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Argya |
| Species: | A. caudata
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| Binomial name | |
| Argya caudata (Dumont, 1823)
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| Synonyms | |
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Crateropus caudatus | |
The common babbler (Argya caudata) is a member of the family of Leiothrichidae. They are found in dry open scrub country mainly in India. Two populations are recognized as subspecies and the populations to the west of the Indus river system are now usually treated as a separate species, the Afghan babbler (Turdoides huttoni). The species is distinctly long-tailed, slim with an overall brown or greyish colour, streaked on the upper plumage and having a distinctive whitish throat.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Argya caudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22716344A131973363. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22716344A131973363.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.