Black-lored Babbler
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Black-lored Babbler

Turdoides sharpei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Akagera National Park
141 Verified records at Akagera National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-lored babbler or Sharpe's pied-babbler (Turdoides sharpei) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in southwestern Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and the part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo immediately adjacent to the three last-named countries. This bird was formerly considered the same species as Turdoides melanops of southern Africa, now known as the black-faced babbler. These birds are mostly grey-brown with white mottling, especially on the underparts, that varies according to location and the individual. The population near Nanyuki, Kenya, is darker but can have a pure white chin or entire throat. The combination of pale yellow or white eyes and black lores (the areas between the eye and the bill) separates adults of this species from similar babblers except melanops, though all juvenile babblers have brown eyes. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-lored Babbler sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 141 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park

Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

20–30% · Possible
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

70–80% · Very likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

60–70% · Likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

50–60% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

50–60% · Likely
Sooty Chat
LC

Sooty Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla nigra

50–60% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

40–50% · Likely
Black-headed Gonolek
LC

Black-headed Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius erythrogaster

40–50% · Likely
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

40–50% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
9 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
10 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
12 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
15 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
16 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-lored Babbler in Akagera National Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Black-lored Babbler sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 141 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-lored Babbler in Akagera National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black-lored Babbler in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.

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