Bare-cheeked Babbler
Turdoides gymnogenys
Namibian woodland. White under feathers and upperparts and neck brown.
Babblers
LC
Rare Near Endemic
Description
Fairly common near-endemic resident. Adult resembles immature of [Southern Pied Babbler] except for bare black skin under eye. Differs from adult of [Southern Pied Babbler] in this and in being less white, upper parts and sides of neck brown or cinnamon. Groups utter a typical babbler cackling, a high-pitched ‘kurrkurrkurrkurrkurr…’. Found in arid mopane woodland in northwestern Namibia, frequenting dry watercourses and hillsides with trees.
Quick Facts
Size
24 cm M
Names
A: Kaalwangkatlagter
G: Nacktohrdroßling
Bird Family
Insectivorous, thrush-like terrestrial birds of gregarious habits and with distinctive babbling calls. Sexes are alike.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Found in arid 'mopane' woodland in northwestern Namibia, frequenting dry watercourses and hillsides with trees.
