Alternative name: White-tipped Crested Flycatcher
- Elminia albonotata
Identification
13 cm. Black wings and crest, grey overall, white belly, rump and the underside of the long tail, black bill, dark brown eye and grey legs.
Distribution
Eastern Africa.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are three subspecies[1]:
- E. a. albonotata - central Kenya, Uganda, south west Tanzania.
- E. a. subvaerulea, - southern Kenya to Malawi.
- E. a. swynnertoni - Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Formerly placed in genus Trochocercus as Trochocercus albonotatus.
Habitat
Evergreen montane forest and surrounding shrubland and bamboo.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes flies, ants, moths and spiders.
Breeding
A small nest is built in the fork of a branch and 2 eggs are laid. The female incubates the eggs and the male feeds the chicks once they hatch. Chicks fledge after 15 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-tailed Crested Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-tailed_Crested_Flycatcher
External Links
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