Black-lored Babbler

Black-lored BabblerThis babbler lives in East African scrub, acacia thickets, and forest margins. It often forages in parties of four or five, from near the ground into trees. Its pale eye and black lores are useful field marks.What does it look like?It is about 24–26 cm long, with dull gray-brown plumage, a pale yellowish eye, and black lores. The sharpei subspecies has white-tipped head feathers, while vepres has a white throat.How does it live?This babbler lives in East African scrub, acacia thickets, and forest margins. It often forages in parties of four or five, from near the ground into trees. Its pale eye and black lores are useful field marks.It eats invertebrates, small reptiles, and fruit. It often forages in trees, but also searches grass and the ground and may associate with other bird species.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.