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Green-capped Eremomela - BirdForum Opus

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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

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