White-rumped Babbler
Turdoides leucopygia(RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
English (US) White-rumped Babbler
The White-rumped Babbler (Turdoides leucopygia) 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 leucopygia
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-rumped Babbler
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Turdoides leucopygia leucopygia
- Turdoides leucopygia limbata
- Turdoides leucopygia smithii
- Turdoides leucopygia lacuum
- Turdoides leucopygia omoensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ixos leucopygius
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
- Type locality
- central forest region along the coast of Abyssinia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.82 pl.30 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Arrow-marked Babbler
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White-headed Babbler
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Blackcap Babbler
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