White-throated mountain babbler explained

The white-throated mountain babbler (Turdoides gilberti) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.

The white-throated mountain babbler was moved from the genus Kupeornis to Turdoides based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Cibois . A. . Gelang . M. . Alström . P. . Pasquet . E. . Fjeldså . J. . Ericson . P.G.P. . Olsson . U. . 2018 . Comprehensive phylogeny of the laughingthrushes and allies (Aves, Leiothrichidae) and a proposal for a revised taxonomy . Zoologica Scripta . 47 . 4 . 428–440 . 10.1111/zsc.12296 . 51883434 .
  2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . Laughingthrushes and allies . World Bird List Version 9.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 16 January 2019 .