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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
- 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/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lyre-tailed Honeyguide. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lyre-tailed_Honeyguide
External Links
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