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'''Alternative names: Bare-eyed Babbler; Scaly Babbler; Pale-billed Scaly Babbler''' | '''Alternative names: Bare-eyed Babbler; Scaly Babbler; Pale-billed Scaly Babbler''' | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
''Turdoides aylmeri'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Turdoides aylmeri'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
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{{GSearch|Turdoides+aylmeri}} | {{GSearch|Turdoides+aylmeri}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdoides]] [[Category:Argya]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdoides]] [[Category:Argya]] | ||
Revision as of 17:08, 24 September 2010
Alternative names: Bare-eyed Babbler; Scaly Babbler; Pale-billed Scaly Babbler
- Turdoides aylmeri
Identification
Length 21-22 cm.
- 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
Turdoides aylmeri has four subspecies:[1]
- T. a. aylmeri
- Somalia and eastern Ethiopia
- T. a. boranensis
- T. a. keniana
- T. a. mentalis
This species is sometimes placed in genus Argya.
Habitat
Dry shrubland and thicket.
Behaviour
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 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, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- 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. (2025) Scaly Chatterer. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly_Chatterer
