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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Greenish cap and face, merging into grey back.<br />
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Bright yellow throat and breast
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====Similar Species====
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[[Green-backed Eremomela]], but their ranges barely overlap
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Africa]]<br />
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'''Western Africa''': [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br />
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br />
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'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Transvaal]], [[Limpopo]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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*''E. s. pulchra (extrema)'':
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:*[[Angola]], [[Zaire]], [[Zambia]], western [[Malawi]], [[Transvaal]], [[Natal]]
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*''E. s. congensis (angolensis)'':
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:*Southeastern [[Gabon]] to [[Congo]], north-western [[Zaire]] and northern [[Angola]]
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*''E. s. citriniceps'':
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:*[[Uganda]] to western [[Kenya]] and western [[Tanzania]]
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*''E. s. kikuyuensis'':
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:*Highlands of central [[Kenya]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Broadleafed woodland, especially miombo, but also in mopane and riverine forests.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Eremomela+scotops}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eremomela]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eremomela]]

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Eremomela scotops
Photo by safariranger
Location: Haka Park, Harare, Zimbabwe, June 2006

Identification

Greenish cap and face, merging into grey back.
Bright yellow throat and breast

Similar Species

Green-backed Eremomela, but their ranges barely overlap

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Limpopo

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • E. s. pulchra (extrema):
  • E. s. congensis (angolensis):
  • E. s. citriniceps:
  • E. s. kikuyuensis:
  • Highlands of central Kenya

Habitat

Broadleafed woodland, especially miombo, but also in mopane and riverine forests.

Behaviour

External Links

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