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'''Western Africa''': [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] and [[Angola]]<br /> | '''Western Africa''': [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] and [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| − | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Zambia]] | + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[South Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Zambia]] |
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:*[[Sierra Leone]] to [[Gabon]], north-western [[Angola]], western [[Zaire]] and [[Zambia]] | :*[[Sierra Leone]] to [[Gabon]], north-western [[Angola]], western [[Zaire]] and [[Zambia]] | ||
*''B. s. woosnami'': | *''B. s. woosnami'': | ||
| − | :*Eastern | + | :*Eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], southern [[South Sudan]], [[Uganda]], and western [[Kenya]] to northern [[Angola]] and extreme northwestern [[Zambia]] |
*''B. s. nandensis'': | *''B. s. nandensis'': | ||
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Their diet includes ants. | Their diet includes ants. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
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Alternative name: Common Bristlebill
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- Bleda syndactylus
Identification
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola
Eastern Africa: South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- B. s. syndactylus:
- Sierra Leone to Gabon, north-western Angola, western Zaire and Zambia
- B. s. woosnami:
- Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern South Sudan, Uganda, and western Kenya to northern Angola and extreme northwestern Zambia
- B. s. nandensis:
- Western Kenya (Nandi Hills)
An additional subspecies multicolor is generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Lowland moist montane forests and moist shrubland.
Behaviour
A shy bird.
Diet
Their diet includes ants.
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/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-tailed Bristlebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-tailed_Bristlebill
