White-rumped Babbler (Turdoides leucopygia)

Other Scientific Names
Turdoides leucopygius [BirdLife International (2004)], Turdoides leucopygius [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
White-rumped Babbler, Abyssinian Babbler, Northern White-rumped Babbler

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
24 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(R�ppell, 1840)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 1,250 - 2,450 m.

Range (Guide)

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.

Unknown to Zambia.

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
A noisy chorus of chattering and cackling.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

White-rumped Babbler (Turdoides leucopygia) [XC294937]
by Peter Boesman from Arsi, Oromia, Ethiopia (call)

White-rumped Babbler (Turdoides leucopygia) [XC300819]
by Hans Matheve from Melka Ghebdu, Ethiopia (call)

Subspecies
White-rumped Babbler (Turdoides leucopygia) and Hartlaub's Babbler (Turdoides hartlaubii) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include hartlaubii as a subspecies of Turdoides leucopygius. Gender agreement of leucopygia follows David and Gosselin (2002b).

May form a superspecies with Hartlaub's Babbler (Turdoides hartlaubii), perhaps including also Black-faced Babbler (Turdoides melanops) and Black-lored Babbler (Turdoides sharpei). Often treated as conspecific with Hartlaub's Babbler (Turdoides hartlaubii).

Proposed subspecies clarkei (from R Baro region of extreme south-western Ethiopia) merged with omoensis.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

leucopygia (R�ppell, 1840) - Central Eritrea and adjacent northern Ethiopia.
limbata (R�ppell, 1845) - South-western Eritrea and immediately adjacent eastern Sudan south to central Ethiopia.
smithii (Sharpe, 1895) - East-central Ethiopia R to north-western Somalia.
lacuum (Neumann, 1903) - South-central Ethiopia.
omoensis (Neumann, 1903) - South-eastern Sudan and adjacent south-western Ethiopia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-rumped Babbler (Turdoides leucopygia) - 10 files

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