Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa)

Other Names (World)
Rufous Chatterer, Rusty Babbler

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(R�ppell, 1845)

Range (Guide)

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa) [XC209979]
by Hans Matheve from Afar Plains, Ethiopia (call)

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa) [XC306738]
by Peter Ericsson from Afar plains, Afar, Ethiopia (call)

Subspecies
The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

rubiginosa (R�ppell, 1845) - Southern Sudan, north-east, central and southern Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, Djibouti, north-eastern Uganda and Kenya (except south-east).
bowdleri Deignan, 1964 - South-eastern Ethiopia and adjacent north-eastern Kenya.
heuglini Sharpe, 1883 - Southern Somalia, south-eastern Kenya, and north-eastern and eastern Tanzania.
schnitzeri Deignan, 1964 - Northern and north-central Tanzania.
sharpii Ogilvie-Grant & Reid, 1901 - South-eastern Ethiopia and interior north-eastern Kenya.
emini Reichenow, 1907 - Northern and north-central Tanzania.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa) - 10 files

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