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Hartlaub's Babbler (Turdoides hartlaubii)

Hartlaub's Babbler

Turdoides hartlaubii

Least Concern

Overview

Hartlaub's babbler, also known as the Angola babbler, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae native to south central Africa. Both its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub.

Habitat

The species is native to south central Africa and is found across Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the DRC, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Did you know?

The bird is named after Gustav Hartlaub, a German physician and ornithologist who contributed significantly to the study of avian taxonomy.

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