Red-tailed Bristlebill - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by megan perkins
Kakamega , Kenya, December 2006

Alternative name: Common Bristlebill

Bleda syndactylus

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:

• Eastern Zaire to southern Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and 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

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

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

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