Alternative name: Cassin's Malimbe
- Malimbus cassini
Identification
17 cm (6¾ in)
Male
- Scarlet-red forehead, crown and nape
- Narrow red collar
- Red breast patch
- Black lores, cheeks, ear-coverts, chin and throat
Distribution
Western Africa: found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dense primary forests, often in swampy areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, which includes crickets, grasshoppers, mantids and moths. They also eat some fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-throated Malimbe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Malimbe
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
