Dumetia
Dumetia is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae that are found in India and Sri Lanka.
Taxonomy
The genus Dumetia was introduced in 1852 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth. The genus name is from Latin dumetum, dumeti, meaning "thicket." Blyth listed two species in the genus, and of these, George Robert Gray in 1855 selected the tawny-bellied babbler as the type species.Species
The genus contains the following species:| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
| Tawny-bellied babbler | Dumetia hyperythra | north-central India to Sri Lanka | |
| Dark-fronted babbler | Dumetia atriceps | west India to Sri Lanka |