Scaly-breasted illadopsis
| Scaly-breasted illadopsis | |
|---|---|
| Song recorded in Kaimosi Forest, Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pellorneidae |
| Genus: | Illadopsis |
| Species: | I. albipectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Illadopsis albipectus (Reichenow, 1888) | |
The scaly-breasted illadopsis (Illadopsis albipectus) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is widespread throughout the Congo Basin, with a few isolated pockets in northern Angola, Uganda and South Sudan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, specifically in the understory and lower levels.
It is sedentary.