Alternative name: Mountain Flycatcher Warbler
- Chloropeta similis
Identification
Length 12-14 cm. Yellow underparts and eyebrow; olive crown, nape and back.
Similar to the African Yellow Warbler, but the crown does not contrast with the nape and back.
Distribution
Africa: Mountains of eastern DRC, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, south-eastern Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and northern Malawi.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Tropical moist montane thickets, forest edges, lightly wooded gullies and scrub.
Behaviour
The song is loud and melodic and the alarm call is a harsh cha cha.
References
- Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299