Babblers (Timaliidae)
Fulvous Babbler (Turdoides fulva) - HBW 12, p. 219
French: Cratérope fauve
German: Akaziendrossling
Spanish: Turdoide Rojizo
Other common names: Fulvous Chatterer
Taxonomy: Turdus fulvus Desfontaines, 1789, Gafsa, Tunisia.
Has been thought to form a superspecies with T. rubiginosa. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- maroccana Lynes, 1925 - NE Morocco and NW Algeria.
- fulva ( Desfontaines, 1789) - N Algeria, Tunisia and NW Libya.
- buchanani ( E. J. O. Hartert, 1921) - WC Mauritania and N Senegal E to S Algeria and W Chad.
- acaciae ( M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823) - N & E Chad, N & C Sudan, N Eritrea and N Ethiopia; also extreme S Egypt (at least formerly).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds in a tree. Locality Aoulouz, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco (ssp maroccana)
Eric Roualet 30 March 2006 3 years ago 6 sec 3.4 -
Four birds calling in a tamarisk then flying away Locality Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco (ssp maroccana)
Keith Blomerley 6 March 2010 1 year ago 28 sec 3.2 -
A bird excavating and eating a beetle Locality Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco (ssp maroccana)
Keith Blomerley 6 March 2010 1 year ago 44 sec 3.2 -
A distant and short view of one bird Locality Oued Saquiat Al-Hamra, El Aaiún, Western Sahara (ssp maroccana)
Eric Roualet 3 February 2010 1 year ago 5 sec 2.3
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Bird on a palm tree
Locality Morocco (ssp maroccana)
Alain Fossé 13 March 2004 2 years ago 3.8 -
Facing bird in a bush
Locality Tunisia (ssp fulva)
Alain Fossé 22 February 2006 2 years ago 3.5 -
A bird on the ground in an acacia forest
Locality Oued Rmat, Guelmim-Es Semara Region, Morocco
Patrick Bergier 2 March 2008 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.3 -
Bird in a bush
Locality Tunisia (ssp fulva)
Alain Fossé 22 February 2006 2 years ago 3 -
An adult standing in a Ziziphus.
Locality Tamlelt, Figuig Province, Oriental Region, Morocco (ssp maroccana)
Christophe Gouraud 9 February 2009 2 years ago 2.3 -
A bird looking for food on the ground.
Locality Missour, Fès-Boulemane Region, Morocco (ssp maroccana) (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 1 April 2006 3 years ago 2
- No sound recordings available yet
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