Black-faced Babbler
Turdoides melanops(Hartlaub, KJG, 1867)
English (US) Black-faced Babbler
The Black-faced Babbler (Turdoides melanops) 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 melanops
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-faced Babbler
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1867)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Turdoides melanops melanops
- Turdoides melanops querula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Crateropus melanops
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1867)
- Type locality
- Damaraland.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866, pt.3 p.435 pl.37
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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