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Swynnertonia swynnertoni

Identification

13-14 cm

  • Blue-grey upperparts and head
  • Orange breast
  • Little white bib on upper throat with narrow black border

Distribution

Africa
Eastern Africa: found in Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • S. s. rodgersi:
  • S. s. swynnertoni:

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

Behaviour

The clutch consists of 2 eggs.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. BirdLife International
  4. Wikipedia

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