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White headed babbler

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Aves

Family
  
Leiothrichidae

Scientific name
  
Turdoides leucocephala

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Turdoides

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Scaly babbler, White‑rumped babbler, Scaly chatterer, Blackcap babbler, Northern pied babbler

The white-headed babbler or Cretzschmar's babbler (Turdoides leucocephala) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Its name is sometimes confused with the yellow-billed babbler, which is alternatively called the white-headed babbler.

The name commemorates the German physician and scientist Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar who founded the Senckenberg Natural History Museum.

References

White-headed babbler Wikipedia