Alternative name: Greencap Eremomela
- Eremomela scotops
Identification
11–12 cm
- Greenish cap and face (merges into grey back)
- Bright yellow throat and breast
- Brownish-grey Remiges
Similar Species
Green-backed Eremomela, but their ranges barely overlap.
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- E. s. pulchra (extrema):
- E. s. congensis (angolensis):
- E. s. citriniceps:
- E. s. kikuyuensis:
- Highlands of central Kenya
- E. s. scotops:
- Eastern Kenya to Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, Mozambique, north-eastern South Africa (Limpopo south to northern KwaZulu-Natal), and northern eSwatini
Habitat
Broadleafed woodland, especially miombo, but also in mopane and riverine forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small insects, generally gleaned at the tops of tall trees.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-capped Eremomela. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-capped_Eremomela
