The black-lored babbler or Sharpe's pied-babbler (Turdoides sharpei) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

It is found in southwestern Kenya,[2] Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and the part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo immediately adjacent[3] to the three last-named countries.

[1] This bird was formerly considered the same species as Turdoides melanops of southern Africa, now known as the black-faced babbler.

The population near Nanyuki, Kenya, is darker but can have a pure white chin or entire throat.

[4] Like other Turdoides, it is found low or on the ground in or near dense woody vegetation, including in cultivated areas.