Bare-cheeked babbler

The bare-cheeked babbler (Turdoides gymnogenys) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Angola and Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Individual at Hobatere, Namibia

Bare-cheeked babbler
Two in dry woodland, Namibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae
Genus: Turdoides
Species:
T. gymnogenys
Binomial name
Turdoides gymnogenys
(Hartlaub, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Aethocichla gymnogenis Sharpe, 1883

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Turdoides gymnogenys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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