- Chlorocichla flaviventris
Identification
- Dark reddish eye
- Bright yellow underside including the throat and vent areas, as well as the underwings (visible in flight).
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa to Angola and Kenya
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1]:
- C. f. centralis:
- Somalia to Kenya, eastern Tanzania and northern Mozambique
- C. f. occidentalis:
- Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Tanzania south to Botswana, Mozambique, and northeastern South Africa (south to Mpumulanga).
- C. f. flaviventris:
- Southern Mozambique, eSwatini, and eastern South Africa (south to KwaZulu-Natal and extreme northern Eastern Cape)
Habitat
Forest, savanna and thicket.
Behaviour
Apt to sit in the top of a tree when calling.
Diet
Their diet consists of both fruit, including figs and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Fishpool, L. and J. Tobias (2020). Yellow-bellied Greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.yebgre1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-bellied Greenbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-bellied_Greenbul
External Links
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