Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa) | Photos, Calls and ID

LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates

ShrublandCup nestSmall · 41 g

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Peter Archdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa), photo 3 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa), photo 4 — Photo: (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Tommy Andriollo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Rafael Würtemberger, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa), photo 9 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous Chatterer (Argya rubiginosa), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Rufous Chatterer sounds like

Sonogram of the Rufous Chatterer: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Frank shirima · Kudu Hills,Mererani, Simanjiro, Manyara Region, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Rufous Chatterer

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rufous Chatterer

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Kenya Ethiopia Tanzania Uganda Somalia South Sudan

About the Rufous Chatterer

The rufous chatterer is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescensThe orange-billed babbler, also known as Ceylon rufous babbler or Sri Lankan rufous babbler, is a member of the family Leiothrichidae.

Fulvous BabblerArgya fulvaThe fulvous babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Afghan BabblerArgya huttoniThe Afghan babbler is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

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