Babblers (Timaliidae)

Red-collared Mountain Babbler (Kupeornis rufocinctus) - HBW 12, p. 229

French: Phyllanthe à collier roux German: Rostbandtimalie Spanish: Charlatán Cuellirrojo
Other common names: Red-collared Babbler/Blackcap

Taxonomy: Lioptilus rufocinctus Rothschild, 1908, Rugege Forest, south-western Rwanda.
Genus has been merged with Lioptilus, but perhaps closer to Phyllanthus; differs from latter in smaller and weaker bill with relatively broader base (less laterally compressed), more slit-like nostrils (as Turdoides), and more slender feet. Present species forms a superspecies with K. chapini, and sometimes considered conspecific. Monotypic.

Distribution: E DRCongo, SW Uganda, Rwanda and N Burundi.