Ballmann's Malimbe - BirdForum Opus

Alternative names: Gola Malimbe, Tai Malimbe, Ballman's Malimbe

Malimbus ballmanni

Identification

The only malimbe that is black and yellow.

Distribution

Humid forests of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and south-western Ivory Coast

Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Rachel's Malimbe (sensu lato) by some authors^[2]

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Status

Classified as Endangered in the 2008 IUCN Red List.³

Behaviour

Found in pairs or small groups, often in mixed-species flocks.

References

1. 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.
2. Avibase
3. BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: Malimbus ballmanni. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/11/2008.

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ballmann's Malimbe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ballmann%27s_Malimbe

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