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Argya affinis · Family Leiothrichidae

Argya affinis

Family Leiothrichidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Leiothrichidae
GBIF occurrence records
355,144
Countries and territories with records
6
Yellow-billed Babbler
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About this species

This species has 355,144 occurrence records from 6 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from India (86.8%) and Sri Lanka (13.2%); together they account for 99.9% of the total. In India, this species accounts for 0.5% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Argya affinis combines the genus name Argya with the species epithet affinis. The Warbla app catalog lists 16 species of the genus Argya; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Argya striata, Argya malcolmi and Argya caudata.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 119 species of the family Leiothrichidae. This species ranks 2nd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Argya striata. Its record count is 14.6 times the family average (24,267). The family Leiothrichidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Leiothrichidae

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