Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii)
About the Blackcap Babbler
The blackcap babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae. The blackcap babbler is a common resident breeding bird in west Africa from Senegal to Cameroon. Its habitat is thick scrub and forest. This species, like most babblers, is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. It builds its cup-shaped nest in a tree, concealed in dense masses of foliage. The normal clutch is two or three eggs. These birds have dark grey-brown upperparts. The head is brownish black with a white throat and conspicuous white eye ring. The underparts are white, mottled on the breast and with buff flanks.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 36 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.