Large Grey Babbler

Description:

The Large Grey Babbler, Turdoides malcolmi, is an Old World babbler found in India. They are locally common in the scrub, open forest and gardenland. They are usually seen in small groups and are easily distinguished from other babblers in the region by their nasal call and the whitish outer feathers to their long tail. It is one of the largest babblers in the region. The species was first described from the Deccan Plateau region.

Habitat:

Found throughout the Indian subcontinent, south of the Himalayas, east of the Thar desert until Bihar. The species is not found in Kerala and records from the Sind area are not confirmed. It is found mainly in open dry scrub forest and cultivated areas. It is not found in the eastern dry zone of Tamil Nadu, however an exhausted specimen has been observed in Pondicherry.

Notes:

I think this might be the same species of babbler that I posted (a bit out of focus), yesterday. They were hopping around on the grass.