Grey-chested Kakamega (Kakamega poliothorax)

Other Names (World)
Grey-chested Kakamega, Gray-chested Kakamega, Grey-chested Illadopsis, Gray-chested Illadopsis, Grey-chested Akalat, Gray-chested Akalat, Grey-chested Babbler, Gray-chested Babbler, Grey-chested Thrush-babbler, Gray-chested Thrush-babbler

Family
Modulatricidae (Spot-throat And Allies)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1900)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 700 - 2,440 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Cameroon, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda.

South-eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon and Bioko I (Fernando P�o); eastern DRCongo, western Uganda, south-western Rwanda, western Burundi and western Kenya.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Grey-chested Babbler (Kakamega poliothorax) [XC407488]
by James Bradley from Woteva Forest, Cameroon (call, song)

Grey-chested Babbler (Kakamega poliothorax) [XC754837]
by Jaap van der Waarde from Kakamega Forest (near Kakamega), Shinyalu, Kakamega County, Kenya (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Affinities uncertain. Has been placed in genus Malacocincla, and possibly belongs in Modulatrix. Recent molecular research indicates possible relationship with the sugarbirds (Promeropidae), whereas some evidence suggests that it may belong in the thrush family (Turdidae). More study needed. Despite fragmented distribution, geographical variation virtually non-existent.

References
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