Hinde's Babbler (Turdoides hindei) | Photos, Calls and ID

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicOmnivoreShrublandCup nestMedium · 68 g

Hinde's Babbler (Turdoides hindei), photo 1 — Photo: Zieger M · CC BY 4.0

About the Hinde's Babbler

Hinde's babbler, also known as Hinde's pied-babbler, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, arable land, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Where it lives

Regular range

Kenya

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Spiny BabblerTurdoides nipalensisThe spiny babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Black-faced BabblerTurdoides melanopsBlack-faced babblers are 21 to 25 cm (8.5 to 10 in) long. Scaly BabblerTurdoides squamulataThe scaly babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

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