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Black-lored Babbler (Turdoides sharpei)

About Black-lored Babbler (Turdoides sharpei)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers

The black-lored babbler or Sharpe's pied-babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in southwestern Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and the part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo immediately adjacent to the three last-named countries. This bird was formerly considered the same species as Turdoides melanops of southern Africa, now known as the black-faced babbler.

Source: Wikipedia

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Visits

  • 2013-11-07

    Lake Navaisha - South Shore, Kenya
    Not 100% sure on ID. Seen in groups from car in light forest and some grassy areas.