List of Birds of The Democratic Republic of The Congo - Babblers

Babblers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Timaliidae

The babblers or timaliids are somewhat diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. There are 270 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • Blackcap Illadopsis Illadopsis cleaveri
  • Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus
  • Puvel's Illadopsis Illadopsis puveli
  • Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis
  • Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens
  • Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
  • African Hill Babbler Illadopsis abyssinica
  • Gray-chested Illadopsis Kakamega poliothorax
  • Thrush Babbler Ptyrticus turdinus
  • Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii
  • Dusky Babbler Turdoides tenebrosus
  • Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei
  • Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii
  • Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
  • Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
  • Red-collared Mountain-Babbler Kupeornis rufocinctus (E)
  • Chapin's Mountain-Babbler Kupeornis chapini (E)
  • Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus atripennis

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