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Chapin's Babbler
Turdoides chapini (Schouteden, 1949)
Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
Chapin's Babbler, Turdoides chapini, is a passerine in the family Leiothrichidae and breeds in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is found in the western foothills of the Albertine Rift montane forests. The bird is named for the American ornithologist James Paul Chapin. Its scientific placement changed in 2018, when it was transferred from Kupeornis to Turdoides after a molecular study.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
- Breeding range
- Africa: e Democratic Republic of the Congo
