Scaly Babbler
Turdoides squamulata
A very dark babbler with pale scaling on the crown, throat, and breast and a yellow-orange eye. In the southern part of the range has a blackish ear patch, while in the north, can show a brown ear patch and a white chin, or else a completely white face. Found locally in coastal scrub, riparian thickets, and woodland with thick undergrowth. Almost always in small groups, which feed by hopping across the ground. More elusive and skulking than most babblers. Northern subspecies can be similar to White-rumped Babbler, but easily separated by the lack of a white rump. Usually located by the raspy babbling call, usually given by a whole group in chorus.
Identification
The scaly babbler (Turdoides squamulata) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is native to the Jubba, Shebelle and Tana rivers and Kenyan shoreline. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Taxonomy
Genus: Turdoides; Family: Leiothrichidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Turdoides squamulata
- Authority
- (Shelley, 1884)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Turdoides
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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