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Photo of male by Steve G
Kakamega forest, Kenya, July 2011
Campethera caroli

Identification

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

  • C. c. arizela:
  • C. c. caroli:

Habitat

Behaviour

It nests in cavities in dead trees.

References

  1. 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.
  2. Avibase

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