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- Eremomela scotops
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
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Green-capped Eremomela. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 June 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Green-capped_Eremomela


