Green Longtail - BirdForum Opus

Urolais epichlora

Identification

14 cm

• Yellowish-green plumage
• Long, graduated tail

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• U. e. epichlorus (cinderella):

• Nigeria (Obudu Plateau) and southern Cameroon

• U. e. mariae:

• Bioko Island (Gulf of Guinea)

Habitat

Montane and eucalypt forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of insects, caterpillars and occasionally seeds.

References

1. 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/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Green Longtail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green_Longtail

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