Bare-cheeked Babbler
Turdoides gymnogenys(Hartlaub, KJG, 1865)
English (US) Bare-cheeked Babbler
The Bare-cheeked Babbler (Turdoides gymnogenys) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Turdoides gymnogenys
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bare-cheeked Babbler
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1865)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Turdoides gymnogenys gymnogenys
- Turdoides gymnogenys kaokensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Crateropus gymnogenys
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1865)
- Type locality
- Benguella Province, Angola.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865, pt.1 p.86
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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