PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #656. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...TAWNY BELLIED BABBLER ... WATERCOLOUR...A4.... 2016..[From the photograph of Mr. RAVIRAJA PONNUSWAMY]... The Tawny-bellied babbler (Dumetia hyperythra) also known in older Indian works as the rufous-bellied babbler is a small babbler that forages in groups in low scrub forests. Like other members of the large Old World babbler family they arepasserine birds characterised by soft fluffy plumage. Found in small groups that skulk inside scrub, three subspecies are recognized in South Asia. The nominatehyperythra and albogularis found in India and phillipsi of Sri Lanka.
The tawny-bellied babbler is a small babbler at 13 cm including its long tail. It is dark brown above and orange-buff below, with a rufous grey crown. The feathers on the forehead are stiff and the tail has cross rays and is otherwise olive brown. The throat is white in the populations of peninsular India and Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan population however has a larger beak and paler underparts.
Like most babblers, it is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. It feeds mainly on insects and nectar.The vocalisation patterns are distinct among the subspecies.[INFO:WIKIPEDIA]
