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;[[:Category:Andropadus|Andropadus]] importunus | ;[[:Category:Andropadus|Andropadus]] importunus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Dull grey olive-green plumage | *Dull grey olive-green plumage | ||
*Paler underparts | *Paler underparts | ||
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Eastern [[Africa]] from [[Ethiopia]] to southern [[South Africa]]. | Eastern [[Africa]] from [[Ethiopia]] to southern [[South Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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''Andropadus importunus'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Andropadus importunus'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''A. i. insularis'' | *''A. i. insularis'' | ||
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:*North-eastern, south-eastern and southern [[South Africa]] | :*North-eastern, south-eastern and southern [[South Africa]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Thick coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrubland and wooded gardens. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | The diet | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | The diet consists mostly of berries and other fruit, with the addition of insects and small snails. | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Sombre_Greenbul.jpg|Photo by {{user|rudydbn|rudydbn}} | ||
| + | <!--EDITORS: this picture does not appear in the Gallery, so retained for completeness--> | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017) |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 15 October 2017
- Andropadus importunus
Identification
15–17·5 cm (6-6¾ in)
- Dull grey olive-green plumage
- Paler underparts
- White iris
Sexes are similar
Juveniles: duller and have dark eyes
Distribution
Eastern Africa from Ethiopia to southern South Africa.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Andropadus importunus has four subspecies:[1]
- A. i. insularis
- A. i. hypoxanthus
- Southern Tanzania to Malawi, Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique
- A. i. oleaginus
- Southern Mozambique, north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal and far north-eastern Limpopo Province (South Africa)
- A. i. importunus
- North-eastern, south-eastern and southern South Africa
Habitat
Thick coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrubland and wooded gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of berries and other fruit, with the addition of insects and small snails.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Photo by rudydbn
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sombre Greenbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sombre_Greenbul
