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Black-faced Babbler

Turdoides melanops

Least Concern
Envergadura
22,0 cm
Peso
76,75 g
Familia
Leiothrichidae
Orden
Passeriformes

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The Black-faced Babbler is a medium-sized, gregarious babbler with brown upperparts, white underparts, and a striking black mask around the face and eyes. It inhabits dry thornbush, Acacia scrubland, and miombo woodlands of southern and east-central Africa, from Angola to Tanzania. It moves in noisy family groups through dense undergrowth, foraging for insects, berries, and small lizards.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 22,0 cm 8.7 in
Peso 76,75 g 2.71 oz

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-5

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Passeriformes (Aves Canoras)
Familia Leiothrichidae
Genus Turdoides
Especies Turdoides melanops

Distribution

Black-faced Babbler has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Black-faced Babbler endangered?
The Black-faced Babbler has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Black-faced Babbler nest?
Nest type: CP.
How big is the Black-faced Babbler?
The Black-faced Babbler has a wingspan of 22.0 cm, weight of 76.75 g.
What order and family does the Black-faced Babbler belong to?
The Black-faced Babbler (Turdoides melanops) belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Leiothrichidae.

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