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Phyllastrephus icterinus

[edit] Identification

Icterine greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus .9 in (15 cm); 0.5–0.8 oz (15–25 g). Top of head and upper-parts olive green, uppertail rusty, rump feathers long and fluffy. Chin and throat sulfur yellow, breast and belly yellow washed with green. Reddish tail. Sexes alike. Juvenile resembles adult but upperparts greener and washed brownish breast and throat.

[edit] Distribution

East central Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

Trichophorus icterinus Bonaparte, 1850, Guinea. English: Lesser icterine bulbul; French: Bulbul ictérin; German: Zeisigbülbül; Spanish: Bulbul Icterino.

[edit] Habitat

Forest, including patchy and swampy areas, plantations.

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes insects; often forages in mixed species flocks. Follows small mammals such as squirrels and antelopes, catching insects flushed out by mammals.

It builds a nest like a small cup of dry leaves held together by the fungus Marasmius. 2 eggs are laid, incubation 14 days, by female only. Both parents feed young.

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