White-rumped babbler

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The white-rumped babbler (Turdoides leucopygia) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan.

White-rumped babbler
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae
Genus: Turdoides
Species:
T. leucopygia
Binomial name
Turdoides leucopygia
(Rüppell, 1837)

Habitat

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In the mountains of Degua Tembien, the species is found in bushland, scrubland and dense secondary forest, often near cliffs, gorges or water.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Turdoides leucopygia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22716443A94495180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716443A94495180.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.
  • 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.