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Spotted thrush-babbler

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Spotted thrush-babbler
Scientific classification
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Ptyrticus

Hartlaub, 1883
Species:
P. turdinus
Binomial name
Ptyrticus turdinus
Hartlaub, 1883

The spotted thrush-babbler (Ptyrticus turdinus) also known as the thrush babbler, is a species of bird in the Pellorneidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Ptyrticus.[citation needed] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

References

  • Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70–291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D. A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.