Grey-chested babbler

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Grey-chested babbler
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Modulatricidae
Genus: Kakamega
Mann, Burton, PJK & Lennerstedt, 1978
Species:
K. poliothorax
Binomial name
Kakamega poliothorax
(Reichenow, 1900)
Synonyms

Alethe poliothorax Reichenow, 1900

The grey-chested babbler (Kakamega poliothorax), also known as the grey-chested kakamega or grey-chested illadopsis, is a species of bird in the family Modulatricidae. It is the only species in its genus.

It is found in the Cameroon line, western Kenya and the Albertine rift montane forests. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Kakamega poliothorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22715933A94476149. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715933A94476149.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.