Capuchin babbler
Species of bird
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The capuchin babbler (Turdoides atripennis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
| Capuchin babbler | |
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| Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1883 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Turdoides |
| Species: | T. atripennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Turdoides atripennis (Swainson, 1837) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Crateropus haynesi | |
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It has a disjunct range across the western and northern parts of the African tropical rainforest.
The capuchin babbler was moved from the monotypic genus Phyllanthus to Turdoides based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018.[1][2]
