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Alternative name: Eastern Plantain-eater

Photo by volker stahmer
Awash, Ethiopia, July 2010

Crinifer zonurus

[edit] Identification

50cm.

• Grey upperparts, spotted brown
• Whitish underparts with brown streaks
• Silver-streaked brown head, crest, neck and breast
• White wing bar visible in flight
• Thick yellow bill

Photo by Tom Tarrant
Nyabyeya College, Uganda, December 2005

[edit] Distribution

Acacia savanna of central and east Africa
Western Africa: Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea and DRC
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Open woodland, grassland and forest edges.

[edit] Behaviour

Rarely seen on the ground.

[edit] Breeding

It builds a platform nest, the clutch consisting of 2-3 eggs.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes fruit (especially figs) and plant material.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

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