Babblers

Timaliidae adalah sebuah keluarga besar dari sebagian besar burung pengicau Dunia Lama. Hewan-hewan tersebut adalah burung-burung dari wilayah tropis, dengan varietas terbesar di Asia Tenggara dan anak benua India. Kelompok tersebut merupakan beberapa keluarga burung Dunia Lama dengan jumlah spesies tertinggi yang baru ditemukan.

Referensi

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Pranala luar

• Babbler videos on the Internet Bird Collection