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'''Alternative names: Yellow Flycatcher Warbler, Dark-capped Yellow Warbler.''' | '''Alternative names: Yellow Flycatcher Warbler, Dark-capped Yellow Warbler.''' | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Yellow_Flycatcher_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}} <br />[[Midmar]] Game Reserve, [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]], October 2007]] | |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Iduna|Iduna]] natalensis | |
| − | [[Image:Yellow_Flycatcher_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Alan Manson <br />[[Midmar]] Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]] | + | ''Chloropeta natalensis'' |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length 14-15 cm, mass 12 g. Upperparts olive-brown; tail and flight feathers darker. Underparts bright yellow. Bill dark, eyes brown, legs and feet slate-grey. | + | Length 14-15 cm, mass 12 g. Upperparts olive-brown; tail and flight feathers darker. Underparts bright yellow. Bill dark, eyes brown, legs and feet slate-grey.<br /> |
| − | + | Sexes similar. | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]: [[Cameroon]] to [[Ethiopia]] and eastern [[South Africa]]. | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]: [[Cameroon]] to [[Ethiopia]] and eastern [[South Africa]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
There are three or four subspecies; There is variation in the plumage coloration (different shades of brown and yellow). | There are three or four subspecies; There is variation in the plumage coloration (different shades of brown and yellow). | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | *''I. n. batesi'': | ||
| + | :*[[Nigeria]] east to northern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] | ||
| + | *''I. n. massaica'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[South Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]] to northeastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]], and northwestern and northeastern [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *''I. n. major'': | ||
| + | :*[[Gabon]] and [[Angola]] to southern [[Zaire]] and northern [[Zambia]] | ||
| + | *''I. n. natalensis'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Zambia]] and southern [[Tanzania]] to eastern [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Chloropeta|Chloropeta]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Rank vegetation along watercourses and forest edges and near wetlands. | Rank vegetation along watercourses and forest edges and near wetlands. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Usually found singly or in pairs, these birds are inconspicuous unless singing. | + | Usually found singly or in pairs, these birds are inconspicuous unless singing. |
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | They forage for invertebrates low down in the vegetation. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
The nest is a cup of grass blades made within 2 m of the ground; 2-3 eggs are laid. | The nest is a cup of grass blades made within 2 m of the ground; 2-3 eggs are laid. | ||
| − | + | ====Vocalisation==== | |
| + | Song rich and distinctive. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. ''Robert's Birds of Southern Africa'', 7th edition. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 0620340533 | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. ''Robert's Birds of Southern Africa'', 7th edition. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 0620340533 |
| + | #Lepage D. 2007. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase]. Search for "Chloropeta natalensis" downloaded 29 October 2007. | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Iduna+natalensis}} |
| − | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Iduna]] | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | ||
Revision as of 00:07, 28 April 2020
Alternative names: Yellow Flycatcher Warbler, Dark-capped Yellow Warbler.
- Iduna natalensis
Chloropeta natalensis
Identification
Length 14-15 cm, mass 12 g. Upperparts olive-brown; tail and flight feathers darker. Underparts bright yellow. Bill dark, eyes brown, legs and feet slate-grey.
Sexes similar.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa: Cameroon to Ethiopia and eastern South Africa.
Taxonomy
There are three or four subspecies; There is variation in the plumage coloration (different shades of brown and yellow).
Subspecies[1]
- I. n. batesi:
- Nigeria east to northern Democratic Republic of the Congo
- I. n. massaica:
- Southern South Sudan and Ethiopia to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and northwestern and northeastern Tanzania
- I. n. major:
- I. n. natalensis:
- Southern Zambia and southern Tanzania to eastern South Africa
Formerly placed in genus Chloropeta
Habitat
Rank vegetation along watercourses and forest edges and near wetlands.
Behaviour
Usually found singly or in pairs, these birds are inconspicuous unless singing.
Diet
They forage for invertebrates low down in the vegetation.
Breeding
The nest is a cup of grass blades made within 2 m of the ground; 2-3 eggs are laid.
Vocalisation
Song rich and distinctive.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 0620340533
- Lepage D. 2007. Avibase. Search for "Chloropeta natalensis" downloaded 29 October 2007.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Yellow Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Yellow_Warbler
