Chestnut-breasted Nigrita - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch

Nigrita bicolor

Identification

Length 12 cm. Underparts are rich mahogany, upperparts slate-grey (western birds) or grey-brown.

Similar Species

Has a heavier bill than male Red-fronted Antpecker and has different habits.

Distribution

Tropical Africa
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC and Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya and Uganda
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Sao Tome, Principe

Taxonomy

Nigrita bicolor has three subspecies:^[1]

• N. b. bicolor

• Sierra Leone to Ghana

• N. b. brunnescens

• Nigeria to Angola and DRC; Príncipe

• N. b. saturatior

• Eastern DRC and Uganda

Habitat

Lowland forest, mangroves and secondary growth.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

A series of 10-15 whistled notes.

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. Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154

1. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-breasted Nigrita. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-breasted_Nigrita

External Links

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