| Scaly chatterer | |
|---|---|
| |
| in Longido, Tanzania | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Argya |
| Species: | A. aylmeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Argya aylmeri Shelley, 1885 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Turdoides aylmeri | |
The scaly chatterer (Argya aylmeri) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is also known as the bare-eyed babbler. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Turdoides but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Argya.
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Argya aylmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22716379A131974205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22716379A131974205.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Cibois, A.; Gelang, M.; Alström, P.; Pasquet, E.; Fjeldså, J.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Olsson, U. (2018). "Comprehensive phylogeny of the laughingthrushes and allies (Aves, Leiothrichidae) and a proposal for a revised taxonomy". Zoologica Scripta. 47 (4): 428–440. doi:10.1111/zsc.12296. S2CID 51883434.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- Collar, N.J.; Robson, C. (2007). "Family Timaliidae (Babblers)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Christie, D.A. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 70–291.
External links
- BirdLife species factsheet for Turdoides aylmeri
- "Argya aylmeri". Avibase.
- "Bare-eyed babbler media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Interactive range map of Turdoides aylmeri at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Bare-eyed babbler on Xeno-canto.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Turdoides aylmeri | |