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Photo by volker sthamer
Yabello, Ethiopia, January 2015
Phyllastrephus strepitans

Identification

15–18 cm

  • Mostly brown plumage
  • Graduated tail

Distribution

Africa found from southwestern Sudan; southeastern South Sudan, southern Ethiopia and southern Somalia to northern Uganda, Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Dry forest edges, open wooded grassland, deciduous and evergreen thickets and riverside bush. Scrub in semi arid areas.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects and fruit.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015
  3. BF Member observations

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