Ansorge's Greenbul - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Michael Hooper
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda, October 2018

Eurillas ansorgei

Identification

16 cm (6¼ in)

• Short tail

Distribution

Africa:
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Andropadus.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• E. a. ansorgei:

• Sierra Leone to Gabon, northern Angola, northern Zaire and western Uganda

• E. a. kavirondensis:

• Western Kenya (northern Kavirondo to Mount Elgon area)

E. a. muniensis is not recognised by most authorities^[2]

Habitat

Evergreen and semi-deciduous forest, both primary and mature, also dry inselberg forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of fruit, seeds and insects, including beetles.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014 and November 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ansorge's Greenbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ansorge%27s_Greenbul

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