- Muscicapa gambagae
Identification
12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
- Brown forehead, crown and upperparts
- Faint streaks on crown
- Creamy lores and eyering
- Brown ear-coverts and remiges
Distribution
Africa: found from semi-arid southern Mali to Ghana, Kenya, Somalia and south-western Arabia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
They occupy woodland that is usually dry.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects.
References
- 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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gambaga Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gambaga_Flycatcher
External Links
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