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Northern Pied Babbler

Turdoides hypoleuca (Cabanis, JL 1878)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2020-12-13 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

a single bird calling on top of a bush while the rest of the group is foraging on the ground

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

608852
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2022-05-11 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, call, female, flight call, male -

several individuals on top of a bush in open fields,they later flew away

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

723664
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2022-06-22 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

736034
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2022-06-22 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

bird calling excitedly on top of a tree

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

736033
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca Rory Nefdt 2012-01-16 Gigiri, Nairobi, Nairobi Area (Kenya) (1666 m) Calling in flock (A) -   93107
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2020-09-06 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) call -

several birds calling in cultivations

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

587614
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied-Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca Reuben Shallom 2025-12-23 , Kilosa (Tanzania)   -   647417996
macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Pied-Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca Myles E. W. North 1956-04-20 MAKUYU, Central, Kenya, Central (former) (Kenya)   -   14211
macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2020-12-13 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

a single bird calling on top of a bush while the rest of the group is foraging on the ground

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

608853
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied-Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca Reuben Shallom 2025-12-23 , Kilosa (Tanzania)   -   647417997
macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca hypoleuca Lars Lachmann 2022-04-17 Kangai (near Kagio), Mwea, Kirinyaga County, Kirinyaga (Kenya) (1200 m) call -

calls, Northern Pied Babblers seen at the site, but not during recording

756887
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca Michael Hurben 2023-04-26 Kwa Kuchinia, Babati Rural, Manyara Region, Arusha (Tanzania) (1100 m)   - [sono] 856467
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2020-10-03 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, alarm call, call -

birds calling on a fence with finger euphorbia

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

593221
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2020-12-22 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, alarm call, call, juvenile, sex uncertain -

a family group calling near a juvenile bird

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

610330
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2020-12-22 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, alarm call, call, juvenile, sex uncertain -

a family group calling near a juvenile bird

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

610329
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2020-12-22 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

a family group calling

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

610328
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2023-03-05 River circuit 1, Tarangire Np,Babati Rural, Manyara Region, Manyara (Tanzania) (1200 m) call - [sono] 785876
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca hypoleuca Oliver Fowler 2023-06-20 Mbuni Picnic Spot, Nairobi National Park, Nairobi County, Kenya, Nairobi Area (Kenya) (1600 m) call -

Two groups calling from top of bush about 10 feet high in savannah. One group was a bit further away, closer group calls at 0:39. Recording amplified and high pass filter applied using Audacity.

810783
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca hypoleuca Oliver Fowler 2020-07-07 Nairobi National Park, Nairobi County, Nairobi Area (Kenya) (1600 m) call -

Bird calling from top of bush in savannah, flicks wings as it calls. Recording extracted from camera video. Amplified and high pass filter applied using Audacity.

774284
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied-Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca James Christian 2023-11-04 , Central (former) (Kenya)   -   612412748
macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Pied-Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca Edward Jenkins 2026-05-03 , Rift Valley (Kenya)   -   656450284
macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Pied Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca isaac kilusu 2020-10-03 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, alarm call, call -

birds calling on a fence with finger euphorbia

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

593222
xeno-canto.org
Northern Pied-Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca Liam Ragan 2019-06-05 Nairobi NP, Nairobi, Kenya, Nairobi Area (Kenya)   -   202592751
macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Pied-Babbler - Turdoides hypoleuca David Guarnieri 2017-12-22 UN Offices and Nature Trail, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya, Nairobi Area (Kenya)   -   78907771
macaulaylibrary.org
Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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