Brown Babbler
Turdoides plebejus(Cretzschmar, PJ, 1828)
English (US) Brown Babbler
The Brown Babbler (Turdoides plebejus) 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 plebejus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown Babbler
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Turdoides plebejus platycirca
- Turdoides plebejus plebejus
- Turdoides plebejus cinerea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ixos plebejus
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1828)
- Type locality
- Kordofan Province, Sudan.
- Original description
- Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Erste Abtheilung. Zoologie. Vögel (1826) p.35 pl.23
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Scaly Babbler
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White-headed Babbler
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