Bare cheeked babbler
Introduction: Many bare-cheeked babblers (Turdoides gymnogenys) favour rocky ground embellished with dry thickets, rocky hillsides and plains as well as undergrowth along dry watercourses. They are a sociable species which gathers in small, but noisy groups year-round.
Distribution: North-central and north-western regions of the country including Etosha National Park, Epupa Falls, Hoanib River region and much of Damaraland.
Diet: Group foraging is common for mainly insects such as beetles and caterpillars.
Description: Bare-skin on the face from the bill below the eye and ear coverts, including a small patch around the ear.
Breeding: Other group members help build a deep bowl made from dry grass and lined with finer grass. Usually 2 to 3 eggs are laid in November to December.
Size: 24cm.
Weight: 80g.
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