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- Andropadus importunus
Identification
15–18 cm. Dull grey olive-green plumage, paler on the underparts than above. White iris. The sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller than the adult and have dark eyes.
Distribution
Eastern Africa from Ethiopia to southern South Africa.
Taxonomy
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
Coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrubland.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, fruit and small snails.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sombre Greenbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sombre_Greenbul
