Dusky babbler

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Dusky babbler
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae
Genus: Turdoides
Species:
T. tenebrosa
Binomial name
Turdoides tenebrosa
(Hartlaub, 1883)

The dusky babbler (Turdoides tenebrosa) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Turdoides tenebrosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22716419A132111495. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22716419A132111495.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.