Abbott’s Babbler
Binomial Name: Malacocincla abbotti
Abbott's Babbler is a shy songbird. Common resident birds of Bangladesh. Althoughresidents, the bird is not seen everywhere in the country. They usually roam in thickets of
moist broad-leaved evergreen forests of Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, and Sylhet divisionsand mangrove forests or rural gardens in the southern part of the country. They usually
roam singly or in pairs to find and eat insects and their larvae on leaves and twigs of bushesnear the ground. They also sing in a melodious tune. April to July is their breeding season.
At this time, they make nests in the base of palm leaves, bushes, and other plants.
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Birds of the Sundarban I 281
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