Dark-fronted Babbler (Rhopocichla atriceps)

Other Names (World)
Dark-fronted Babbler, Black-headed Babbler, Black-fronted Babbler

Family
Timaliidae (Scimitar-babblers And Allies)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jerdon, 1839)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry and moist shrubland, mangroves.

Range (Guide)

India, Sri Lanka.

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 (26)...)

Dark-fronted Babbler (Rhopocichla atriceps) [XC346186]
by Vivek Puliyeri from Sinharaja Research Center, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (call)

Dark-fronted Babbler (Rhopocichla atriceps) [XC775627]
by id from KVASU Campus, Pookode, India (call)

Subspecies
Has been placed in genus Alcippe.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

atriceps (Jerdon, 1839) - Western Ghats (from Belgaum south to Palghat Gap), in south-western India.
bourdilloni (Hume, 1876) - South-western India (Kerala and western Tamil Nadu).
siccata Whistler, 1941 - Central Sri Lanka.
nigrifrons (Blyth, 1849) - South-western Sri Lanka.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dark-fronted Babbler (Rhopocichla atriceps) - 10 files

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