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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ''Lamprotornis chalybaeus'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
+ | *''L. c. chalybaeus'' | ||
+ | :*[[Senegal]] to eastern [[Sudan]] | ||
+ | *''L. c. cyaniventris | ||
+ | :*[[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]] to w [[Kenya]] and e [[Uganda]] | ||
+ | *''L. c. scyobius | ||
+ | :*South-western [[Uganda]] to south-eastern [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], south-eastern [[Zaire]] and [[Mozambique]] | ||
+ | *''L. c. nordmanni | ||
+ | :*Southern [[Angola]] to [[Zimbabwe]], southern [[Zambia]], [[Botswana]] and north-eastern [[South Africa]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Savanna and woodland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Lamprotornis+chalybaeus}} | {{GSearch|Lamprotornis+chalybaeus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lamprotornis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lamprotornis]] |
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- Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Identification
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Lamprotornis chalybaeus has four subspecies:1
- L. c. chalybaeus
- L. c. cyaniventris
- L. c. scyobius
- South-western Uganda to south-eastern Kenya, Tanzania, south-eastern Zaire and Mozambique
- L. c. nordmanni
- Southern Angola to Zimbabwe, southern Zambia, Botswana and north-eastern South Africa
Habitat
Savanna and woodland.