Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernOmnivoreWoodlandCup nestMedium · 79 g

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii), photo 1 — Photo: peterichman from York, Yorkshire · CC BY 2.0

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Lucy Keith-Diagne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii), photo 3 — Photo: (c) andygpos, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Wolfgang Ahlmer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii), photo 6 — Photo: (c) andygpos, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Wolfgang Ahlmer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii), photo 10 — Photo: (c) andygpos, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Blackcap Babbler

The blackcap babbler is a member of the family Leiothrichidae.

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Where the Blackcap Babbler lives

Regular range

Gambia Ghana Senegal Nigeria Guinea-Bissau Guinea Cameroon Burkina Faso Mali Benin Togo Côte d’Ivoire Sierra Leone

When to see the Blackcap Babbler

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Peak activity in November · a winter visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Northern Pied BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaThe northern pied babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Bare-cheeked BabblerTurdoides gymnogenysAdults measure 23–25 cm (9–10 in) in length and weigh roughly 60–70 g (2.1–2.5 oz).

White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygiaThe white-rumped babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

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