Southern Pied Babbler

Turdoides bicolor (Jardine, 1831)

Southern Pied Babbler, Turdoides bicolor, lives in dry savannah across southern Africa, from southern Angola and Namibia through Zimbabwe to northern South Africa. It is a passerine in the family Leiothrichidae, and it was described by Jardine in 1831. The bird is a cooperative breeder, with groups usually made up of two to sixteen adults and pairs being uncommon. Each group has a dominant breeding pair, and the rest of the group helps rear the young from a single clutch. Breeding runs from late September to early April and depends strongly on rainfall.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies

Breeding range

Africa: s Angola and Namibia to Zimbabwe and n South Africa