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;[[:Category:Eremomela|Eremomela]] canescens | ;[[:Category:Eremomela|Eremomela]] canescens | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 10–11 cm | ||
| + | *Olive-green upperparts | ||
| + | *Grey head | ||
| + | *Yellowish-green rump and uppertail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]<br /> | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''E. c. canescens'': | *''E. c. canescens'': | ||
:*[[Central African Republic]] to [[Chad]], southern [[Sudan]], [[Uganda]] and western [[Kenya]] | :*[[Central African Republic]] to [[Chad]], southern [[Sudan]], [[Uganda]] and western [[Kenya]] | ||
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:*Western [[Kenya]] (Mount Elgon to southern Nandi Hills) | :*Western [[Kenya]] (Mount Elgon to southern Nandi Hills) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Acacia woodland, open wooded savanna. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of insects and caterpillars. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014 | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 23 November 2014
- Eremomela canescens
Identification
10–11 cm
- Olive-green upperparts
- Grey head
- Yellowish-green rump and uppertail coverts
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, Senegambia, The Gambia, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- E. c. canescens:
- Central African Republic to Chad, southern Sudan, Uganda and western Kenya
- E. c. elegans:
- Sudan (Darfur and Kordofan to Sennar)
- E. c. abyssinica:
- E. c. elgonensis:
- Western Kenya (Mount Elgon to southern Nandi Hills)
Habitat
Acacia woodland, open wooded savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects and caterpillars.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-backed Eremomela. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-backed_Eremomela
