About Ground Babblers

Overview

The Ground Babblers are a family of birds (Latin: Pellorneidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 13 genera and 67 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Oriental Region, Africa, Australasia. Notable genera include Pellorneum, Illadopsis, Schoeniparus. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 13 genera and 67 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Oriental Region, Africa, Australasia.