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Photo by safariranger
Chisamba, Zambia, July 2006

Lybius chaplini

[edit] Identification

• White head
• Red facial streaks

[edit] Distribution

Eastern Africa: endemic to Miombo woodlands of south-central Zambia.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Open woodland with a high density of Sycamore Figs (Ficus sycomorus); moist savanna and farmland.

[edit] Status

Classified as Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List due to its relatively small range and habitat degradation within that range.

[edit] Behaviour

Usually in pairs or small groups which roost and feed together. Mainly figs (but also arthropods) are eaten.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

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