ORANGE-BILLED BABBLER | ශ්රී ලංකා රතු දෙමලිච්චා | Ceylon Rufous Babbler. Ceylon Jungle Babbler | Endemic
LOCAL NAMES
Rathu demalichcha, ශ්රී ලංකා රතු දෙමලිච්චා, বকবক, बकवादी, വാക്കേറ്റക്കാരൻ, बडबड करणारा, பேசுபவன், ਬਕਵਾਸ, కబుర్లు చెప్పేవాడు
Dutch Ceylonese Babbelaar
English Orange-billed Babbler
English (United States) Orange-billed Babbler
French Cratérope de Ceylan
French (French Guiana) Cratérope de Ceylan
German Orangeschnabel-Drosselhäherling
Japanese セイロンヤブチメドリ
Norwegian oransjenebbskriketrost
Polish tymal cejloński
Russian Оранжевоклювая дроздовка
Slovak timáliovec cejlónsky
Spanish Turdoide Cingalés
Spanish (Spain) Turdoide cingalés
Swedish ceylonskriktrast
Turkish Turuncu Gagalı Yedikardeş
Ukrainian Кратеропа цейлонська
DESCRIPTION
Argya rufescens, The orange-billed babbler also known as Ceylon rufous babbler or Sri Lankan rufous babble. a resident breeding bird endemic to Sri Lanka. it was considered to be a race of jungle babbler. Its habitat is rainforest, and it is rarely seen away from deep jungle. This species, like most babblers, is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight.. The orange-billed babbler lives in flocks of seven to ten or more. It is a noisy bird, Their sounds calls are like … quite common at prime sites like Kitulgala and Sinharaja. Locally named Rathu demalichcha. It is featured in Sri Lankan 100 rupee note. Also featured in Sri Lankan postal stamp.