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| + | '''Disambiguation: The [[Brown-crowned Tchagra]] has also been called Three-streaked Tchagra''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Tchagra|Tchagra]] jamesi | ;[[:Category:Tchagra|Tchagra]] jamesi | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length 16-17 cm; a small tchagra. | + | Length 16-17 cm; a small tchagra.<br /> |
| − | + | '''Adult''': Head grey with black eye stripes and black crown stripe (the latter is very narrow and may be inconspicuous). Body grey with rufous wings.<br /> | |
| − | '''Adult''': Head grey with black eye stripes and black crown stripe (the latter is very narrow and may be inconspicuous). Body grey with rufous wings. | ||
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'''Juvenile''': Similar to the adult, but with a shorter crown stripe. | '''Juvenile''': Similar to the adult, but with a shorter crown stripe. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | East [[Africa]]: found in southern [[Ethiopia]], central and eastern [[Kenya]], [[Somalia]], extreme south-eastern [[Sudan]], extreme north-east of [[Uganda]], and extreme north coast of [[Tanzania]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
''Tchagra jamesi'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Tchagra jamesi'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
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*''T. j. mandanus'' | *''T. j. mandanus'' | ||
:*Coastal eastern Kenya, extreme north-eastern Tanzania and adjacent islands (Manda and Lamu) | :*Coastal eastern Kenya, extreme north-eastern Tanzania and adjacent islands (Manda and Lamu) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Acacia thickets and scrub. | Acacia thickets and scrub. | ||
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Call is a series of whistles, descending in pitch; similar to that of [[Black-crowned Tchagra]]. | Call is a series of whistles, descending in pitch; similar to that of [[Black-crowned Tchagra]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Revision as of 23:16, 10 November 2012
Disambiguation: The Brown-crowned Tchagra has also been called Three-streaked Tchagra
- Tchagra jamesi
Identification
Length 16-17 cm; a small tchagra.
Adult: Head grey with black eye stripes and black crown stripe (the latter is very narrow and may be inconspicuous). Body grey with rufous wings.
Juvenile: Similar to the adult, but with a shorter crown stripe.
Distribution
East Africa: found in southern Ethiopia, central and eastern Kenya, Somalia, extreme south-eastern Sudan, extreme north-east of Uganda, and extreme north coast of Tanzania.
Taxonomy
Tchagra jamesi has two subspecies:[1]
- T. j. jamesi
- Extreme south-eastern Sudan to Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia and northern Kenya
- T. j. mandanus
- Coastal eastern Kenya, extreme north-eastern Tanzania and adjacent islands (Manda and Lamu)
Habitat
Acacia thickets and scrub.
Behaviour
A "skulker"; uncommon and not often seen.
Vocalisation
Call is a series of whistles, descending in pitch; similar to that of Black-crowned Tchagra.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Three-streaked Tchagra. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Three-streaked_Tchagra
