Grey-chested babbler

Species of bird

Grey-chested babbler

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Modulatricidae
Genus:  | Kakamega
Mann, Burton, PJK & Lennerstedt, 1978
Species:  |

K. poliothorax

Binomial name
Kakamega poliothorax

(Reichenow, 1900)

Synonyms

Alethe poliothorax Reichenow, 1900

The grey-chested babbler (Kakamega poliothorax), also known as the grey-chested kakamega or grey-chested illadopsis, is a species of bird in the family Modulatricidae. It is the only species in its genus.

It is found in the Cameroon line, western Kenya and the Albertine rift montane forests. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

## References

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1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Kakamega poliothorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715933A94476149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715933A94476149.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

* Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Taxon identifiers

Kakamega poliothorax|

* Wikidata: Q944035
* Wikispecies: Kakamega poliothorax
* ADW: Kakamega_poliothorax
* Avibase: FC1BE879ED6B66A1
* BioLib: 27026
* BirdLife: 22715933
* BOW: gycill1
* eBird: gycill1
* EoL: 45515491
* EURING: 32630
* GBIF: 2492990
* iNaturalist: 15672
* IRMNG: 10213338
* ITIS: 560629
* IUCN: 22715933
* NCBI: 201334
* Observation.org: 77405
* Open Tree of Life: 451625
* Xeno-canto: Kakamega-poliothorax