Old World Babbler
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Timaliidae
Old World babblers have strong legs, and many are quite terrestrial. This group is not strongly migratory, and most species have short rounded wings, and a weak flight. There are 6 species occur in Southern Africa.
- Black-faced Babbler Turdoides melanops
- Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii
- Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor
- Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
- Bare-cheeked Babbler Turdoides gymnogenys
- Bush Blackcap Lioptilus nigricapillus
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds
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