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- Telophorus zeylonus
Identification
Length 23 cm, mass 48-76 g
Crown and nape grey, back and upper wing coverts olive green. Eyebrow, chin and throat yellow; throat bordered by a broad black gorget; belly yellow.
Distribution
Southern Africa: South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, southern and north-western Namibia, coastal south-western Angola, extreme southern Botswana. There is an isolated population in the Chimanimani Mountains on the border of Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are four subspecies:
- T. z. zeylonus from South Africa (except for the north-west), Lesotho and Swaziland;
- T. z. thermophilus from north-western South Africa, Namibia south of 21°S, and extreme southern Botswana, is paler than nominate;
- T. z. phanus from north-western Namibia and coastal Angola south of Benguela, is paler and has a stouter bill than T. z. thermophilus;
- T. z. restrictus from the Chimanimani Mountains, is darker above than nominate, with greyer flanks and a broader black gorget.
Habitat
Shrubland (karoo and fynbos), grassland with scattered shrubs, gardens.
Behaviour
Usually in pairs or groups of three.
Breeding
Monogamous and territorial. The nest is a compact cup using a variety of fine plant material, usually well concealed and within 6 m of the ground. Two to five eggs are laid year round, but mostly July to October.
Diet
Forages mainly on the ground, close to cover, for invertebrates (grasshoppers, stick insects etc), reptiles, amphibians, small birds and fruit.
References
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bokmakierie. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bokmakierie
