White-headed Babbler - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Solomon
Mai Surwa Dam, 2 km from Asmara, Eritrea, September 2005

Alternative name: Cretzschmar's Babbler, Cretschmar's Babbler

Turdoides leucocephala

Identification

With 22 - 25 cm a medium-sized Turdoides-babbler:

• Greyish-brown plumage
• White hood
• Black bill

Distribution

Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan.
Reported to be common in Sudan and frequent in Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Taxonomy

Monotypic.
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with Brown Babbler and Arrow-marked Babbler or to be conspecific with one of them.
The scientific name has been spelled Turdoides leucocephalus in the past.

Habitat

Dry acacia woodland and dense riverine scrub. Usually below 1000m.

Behaviour

Feeds on insects. Usually seen in groups of 5 to 6 birds, sometimes more.
Breeding season from May to June in Eritrea. No other information.
Resident species.

References

1. Avibase
2. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
3. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) White-headed Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/White-headed_Babbler

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