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Melichneutes robustus

Identification

17cm. Olive-green upperparts, and whitish under parts. Females show some grey streaks on the rear underbelly, and their tail is not as large as the male.

Distribution

Africa: found from Guinea to northwestern Angola, Central African Republic, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and southern Uganda.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Lowland tropical rainforests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of beeswax, bee larvae, termites, insects, spiders, and fig fruits.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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External Links

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