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| − | + | '''Alternative name Lead-coloured flycatcher''' | |
| − | [[Image:Grey_Tit_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|rudydbn|rudydbn}}<br /> | + | [[Image:Grey_Tit_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|rudydbn|rudydbn}}<br />[[Mkhuze Game Reserve]], Natal, [[South Africa]], September 2004]] |
;[[:Category:Myioparus|Myioparus]] plumbeus | ;[[:Category:Myioparus|Myioparus]] plumbeus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Outer tail feather is entirely white | + | 14 cm |
| + | *Slate-grey head, sides of neck, upperparts and [[Topography#Wings|scapulars]] | ||
| + | *Blackish [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
| + | *White supraloral line and eyering | ||
| + | *Outer tail feather is entirely white | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Swaziland]] | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Swaziland]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''M. p. plumbeus'': | *''M. p. plumbeus'': | ||
:*[[Senegambia]] to north-western [[Angola]], southern [[Ethiopia]], [[Uganda]] and north-western [[Tanzania]] | :*[[Senegambia]] to north-western [[Angola]], southern [[Ethiopia]], [[Uganda]] and north-western [[Tanzania]] | ||
*''M. p. orientalis'': | *''M. p. orientalis'': | ||
:*Lowlands of eastern [[Kenya]] to eastern [[Tanzania]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Natal]] | :*Lowlands of eastern [[Kenya]] to eastern [[Tanzania]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Natal]] | ||
| − | + | *''M. p. catoleucum'': | |
| − | + | :*[[Angola]] plateau to [[Namibia]], southern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Botswana]], [[Malawi]] and [[Natal]] | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Riverine forest, mature woodland and savanna. | Riverine forest, mature woodland and savanna. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of insects, particularly beetles; caterpillars, moths, grasshoppers and ants etc. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myioparus+plumbeus}} | {{GSearch|Myioparus+plumbeus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myioparus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myioparus]] | ||
Revision as of 00:06, 28 April 2015
Alternative name Lead-coloured flycatcher
- Myioparus plumbeus
Identification
14 cm
- Slate-grey head, sides of neck, upperparts and scapulars
- Blackish lores
- White supraloral line and eyering
- Outer tail feather is entirely white
Distribution
Widespread throughout much of sub-saharan Africa:
Western Africa: Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- M. p. plumbeus:
- Senegambia to north-western Angola, southern Ethiopia, Uganda and north-western Tanzania
- M. p. orientalis:
- Lowlands of eastern Kenya to eastern Tanzania, Mozambique and Natal
- M. p. catoleucum:
Habitat
Riverine forest, mature woodland and savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects, particularly beetles; caterpillars, moths, grasshoppers and ants etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Tit-Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Tit-Flycatcher
