Alternative name: Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch
- Nigrita bicolor
Identification
Length 12 cm. Underparts are rich mahogany, upperparts slate-grey (western birds) or grey-brown.
Similar Species
Has a heavier bill than male Red-fronted Antpecker and has different habits.
Distribution
Tropical Africa
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC and Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya and Uganda
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Sao Tome, Principe
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Nigrita bicolor has three subspecies:[1]
- N. b. bicolor
- N. b. brunnescens
- N. b. saturatior
Habitat
Lowland forest, mangroves and secondary growth.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
A series of 10-15 whistled notes.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Chestnut-breasted Nigrita. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-breasted_Nigrita
