Black-lored Babbler

Turdoides sharpei (Reichenow, 1891)

79 gWeight

The black-lored babbler or Sharpe's pied-babbler (Turdoides sharpei) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Black-lored Babbler has been recorded at 94 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-tourism ParkRwanda357 records
Serengeti NPTanzania292 records
Lake Mburo NPUganda291 records

More places

Lake Nakuru NPKenya195 records
Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kasenyi TrackUganda186 records
Lake NaivashaKenya183 records
Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda176 records
Serengeti NP – Naabi Hill GateTanzania164 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ndutu Safari LodgeTanzania154 records
Serengeti NP – SeroneraTanzania147 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Tanzania Uganda Kenya Rwanda Congo - Kinshasa Burundi

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-lored babbler or Sharpe's pied-babbler (Turdoides sharpei) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in southwestern Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and the part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo immediately adjacent to the three last-named countries. This bird was formerly considered the same species as Turdoides melanops of southern Africa, now known as the black-faced babbler.

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