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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: 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:
- 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. 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
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-tailed Bristlebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-tailed_Bristlebill
