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[[Image:Stripe-cheeked_Greenbul_cossypha_Seldomseen-Zimbabwe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|cossypha|cossypha}} <br />Location: Seldomseen, Bvumba, [[Zimbabwe]] ]] | [[Image:Stripe-cheeked_Greenbul_cossypha_Seldomseen-Zimbabwe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|cossypha|cossypha}} <br />Location: Seldomseen, Bvumba, [[Zimbabwe]] ]] | ||
− | ''' | + | ;[[:Category:Arizelocichla|Arizelocichla]] milanjensis |
− | + | '''Includes: Olive-headed Greenbul; Stripe-faced Greenbul''' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
21 cms. Grey head, black bill, yellow olive throat, grey legs, olive green back, brown eyes. | 21 cms. Grey head, black bill, yellow olive throat, grey legs, olive green back, brown eyes. | ||
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[[Kenya]], [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Zimbabwe]]. | [[Kenya]], [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Zimbabwe]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | The subspecies olivaceiceps is sometimes split as '''Olive-headed Greenbul''', ''Andropadus olivaceiceps''. | + | The subspecies ''olivaceiceps'' is sometimes split as '''Olive-headed Greenbul''', ''Andropadus olivaceiceps'', ''striifacies'' as '''Stripe-faced Greenbul'''.<br /> |
+ | This species was formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Andropadus|Andropadus]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Boreal and moist montane forests. | Boreal and moist montane forests. | ||
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The nest is built high up in the tree canopy and 2 white eggs are laid. | The nest is built high up in the tree canopy and 2 white eggs are laid. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Arizelocichla+milanjensis}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Arizelocichla]] |
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- Arizelocichla milanjensis
Includes: Olive-headed Greenbul; Stripe-faced Greenbul
Identification
21 cms. Grey head, black bill, yellow olive throat, grey legs, olive green back, brown eyes.
Distribution
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
Taxonomy
The subspecies olivaceiceps is sometimes split as Olive-headed Greenbul, Andropadus olivaceiceps, striifacies as Stripe-faced Greenbul.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Andropadus.
Habitat
Boreal and moist montane forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes butterflies, bees, wasps, locusts and ants hawked aerially, killed and then eaten; seeds are also eaten.
The nest is built high up in the tree canopy and 2 white eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.9). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Stripe-cheeked Greenbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Stripe-cheeked_Greenbul