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Revision as of 14:51, 19 August 2016

Myioparus griseigularis

Identification

13 cm (5 in)
Male

  • Dark bluish-grey upper parts
  • Dark slate lores
  • Dark slate-brown primaries and secondaries

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Uganda, Tanzania

Taxonomy

Placed in genus Fraseria by Clements.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • M. g. parelii:
  • M. g. griseigularis:

Habitat

Lowland rainforests, both primary and secondary and forest edges.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as ants, beetles, caterpillars and moths.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)

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