Alternative name: Cretzschmar's Babbler, Cretschmar's Babbler
Disambiguation: White-headed Babbler is seen as both an alternative name for the Yellow-billed Babbler, Argya affinis and a species name for White-headed Babbler Turdoides leucocephala.
- 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
- Avibase
- 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.
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-headed Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-headed_Babbler
