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Revision as of 14:06, 13 September 2017
- Dryoscopus angolensis
Identification
Length 15-16 cm.
Male: Plain grey back and wings, pale grey breast and flanks. The eyes are dark.
Female: Grey crown and nape, brown back and rufous throat and breast.
Distribution
Discontinuous in Africa between 5°N and 13°S. Eastern Nigeria to southern Sudan, western Kenya and Angola.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Dryoscopus angolensis has three subspecies[1]:
- D. a. angolensis:
- D. a. nandensis:
- Northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, extreme southern South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania
- D. a. kungwensis:
- Western Tanzania (Kungwe-Mahare region)
Habitat
Canopy and edge of tropical moist montane and submontane forest.
Behaviour
Vocalization
Includes a loud chow chow chow and a dry trrrrrr.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pink-footed Puffback. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pink-footed_Puffback
