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Alternative name: Fraser's Rufous Thrush
- Stizorhina fraseri
Neocossyphus fraseri
Identification
Approxomately 20 cm / Mid 20's to mid 40's g., somewhat of a bulky body with an erect stance, noticeable chestnut rump, light brown legs,
Nominate ssp has gray/brown head.
Sexes are similar.
Juvenile - Colors are less prominent.
Distribution
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Taxonomy
Placed in genus Stizorhina by Clements.
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 3 subspecies.
- S. f. rubicunda - Southeastern Nigeria east to Central African Republic, south to northern Angola and northwestern Zambia
- S. f. vulpina – Southwestern South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda
- S. f. fraseri - Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
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/
- Collar, N. (2022). Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush (Stizorhina fraseri), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rufthr1.01.1
- Lepage D. (2024) [Avibase -https://avibase.ca/031AC7C9 ]. Retrieved 22 April 2024
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous Flycatcher Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous_Flycatcher_Thrush
External Links
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