Alternative names: Bare-eyed Babbler; Scaly Babbler; Pale-billed Scaly Babbler
- Argya aylmeri
Turdoides aylmeri
Identification
Length 21-22 cm (8¼-8¾ in)
- Grey-brown above
- Rufous crown
- Buff below with scaling on the throat and breast
- Yellow bill
- Pale lilac skin around the eye
Distribution
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are four subspecies:[1]
- A. a. aylmeri
- Somalia and eastern Ethiopia
- A. a. boranensis
- A. a. keniana
- A. a. mentalis
This species is sometimes placed in genus Turdoides.
Habitat
Dry shrubland and thicket.
Behaviour
Diet
Forages near and on the ground in small groups.
The diet is not know but presumed to be mainly invertebrates and small fruit and seed.
Breeding
Breeding season March to April and August to September in Ethiopia, December in Tanzania. The nest is a large, strong cup made of twigs and stems, placed in a bush. No more information about breeding known.
Vocalisation
A high-pitch chatter.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- 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) Scaly Chatterer. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly_Chatterer
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