Population size in Namibia is estimated at 79,100 birds, with an area of occupancy of 90,900 km2. It is the commonest babbler in the dry Mopane woodlands of north-west Namibia, and is 10 times more likely to be detected in the dry riverbeds in this region than away from riverbeds. It is sympatric with the Southern Pied Babbler (Pied Babbler) T. bicolor in the mixed Acacia-broadleaf areas of eastern Etosha National Park, and with the Black-faced Babbler T. melanops and Hartlaub's Babbler T. hartlaubii in the Kunene River area.