Northern Pied Babbler (Turdoides hypoleuca)

Other Scientific Names
Turdoides hypoleucus [BirdLife International (2004)], Turdoides hypoleucus [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)], Turdoides hypoleucus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1878)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical and tropical dry shrubland. From 1,000 - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Kenya, Tanzania [United Republic of].

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Northern Pied Babbler (Turdoides hypoleuca) [XC610327]
by isaac kilusu from Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kenya (call)

Northern Pied Babbler (Turdoides hypoleuca) [XC608853]
by isaac kilusu from Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kenya (call)

Subspecies
Has been thought to form a superspecies with Black-lored Babbler (Turdoides sharpei) and Scaly Babbler (Turdoides squamulata), possibly including also Hinde's Babbler (Turdoides hindei).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

hypoleuca (Cabanis, 1878) - Central and southern Kenya south to northern Tanzania (Mt Kilimanjaro).
rufuensis (Neumann, 1906) - North-eastern Tanzania.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Northern Pied Babbler (Turdoides hypoleuca) - 10 files

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