White-throated Mountain Babbler

Turdoides gilberti (Serle, 1949)

64 gWeight

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

Questions

How big is the White-throated Mountain Babbler?

The White-throated Mountain Babbler weighs around 64 g.

Where does the White-throated Mountain Babbler live?

Its breeding range: Africa: northeastern Cameroon and southwestern Nigeria.

What does the White-throated Mountain Babbler eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the White-throated Mountain Babbler in?

It belongs to the family Laughingthrushes & Allies (Leiothrichidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight: 64 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)

More measurements

Wing: 106 mm
Tail: 75 mm
Bill: 20 mm
Tarsus: 32 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: northeastern Cameroon and southwestern Nigeria

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order: Passerines Passeriformes
Family: Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
Genus: Turdoides

Other birds in the genus Turdoides

Spiny BabblerTurdoides nipalensis

Capuchin BabblerTurdoides atripennis

Chapin's BabblerTurdoides chapini

Red-collared BabblerTurdoides rufocinctus

Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus

White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

Hinde's BabblerTurdoides hindei

Scaly BabblerTurdoides squamulata

Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii

Bare-cheeked BabblerTurdoides gymnogenys

White-headed BabblerTurdoides leucocephala

Blackcap BabblerTurdoides reinwardtii

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