Nonggang Babbler

[Brian S]

James Eaton/ Birdtour Asia has kindly posted a couple of shots of Nonggang Babbler in the World rarities page. This species was only discovered in 2005 and officially described in 2008 from just the one site in China - Nonggang NNR, Guangxi.

Brian S

[forktail]

Hi Brian,

thanks for posting the pics

Well done Jamesy - nice to see a field shot of the 'gangbang' babbler at last

in hand shots here
http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?p=1&action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=2844&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1

and another lower quality shot here
http://www.greenpacks.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/nonggangbabbler.jpg

superficially similar to Sooty Babbler and apparently quite terrestrial.

looks like a nice bird

F.