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Revision as of 12:39, 23 July 2010
Alternative name: Scaly-breasted Thrush-Babbler; White-breasted Illadopsis (2); Malacocincla albipectus ; trichastoma albipectus
- Illadopsis albipectus ]]
Identification
14cm. A Thrush-like Babbler:
- Dark greyish-olive crown
- Upperparts and tail dark brown
- Grey lores and cheek
- Indisdinct pale grey supercilium
- Greyish-white chin and throat
- Pale grey upper breast, sometimes with vague dark scaling
Confusion species
Distinguished from very similar Pale-breasted Illadopsis mainly by voice. Note also the less defined breastband, the longer and paler legs and the shorter rictal bristles.
Distribution
Found in central Africa: Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, extreme south Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Common or even abundant in parts of its range, uncommon in others.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies listed:
- I. a. barakae in southeast Central African Republic, northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, extreme south Sudan, west and southwest Uganda and west Kenya
- I. a. albipectus in west and northcentral Democratic Republic of the Congo
- I. a. trensei in northwest Angola
Habitat
Dense ground cover in lowland primary forest, seasonal swamp-forest and transitional forest. Up to 2000m in Uganda.
Behaviour
Feeds on invertebrates (ants, small beetles, worker and soldier termites, caterpillars, milipedes, small snails).
Usually seen singly or in pairs, also in family parties. Forages mostly on the ground.
Breeding season all year in Democratic Republic of the Congo. There is only one nest described which was a loose shallow cup made of rotting leaves. It was placed on the ground under a fern. Lays 2 eggs.
Resident species.
References
- 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
- 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.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly-breasted Illadopsis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly-breasted_Illadopsis
