- Eurillas latirostris
Identification
17 cm (6¾ in)
- Sooty-olive upperparts and head
- Rufous rump
- Brown back and wings
- Dark reddish brown tail
- Bright yellow moustachial stripes
Sexes alike
Juvenile resembles adult, but more dingy brown, no moustache.
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: found in Mauritania, Senegal, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- E. l. congener - Senegal to south-western Nigeria
- E. l. latirostris - Southern Nigeria to northern Angola, eastern Zaire, Kenya and Tanzania; Bioko
Formerly placed in genus Andropadus.
Habitat
Dry and moist primary, secondary and gallerly forests, both the edges and interior.
Behaviour
Solitary.
Diet
Their diet consists of fruits, berries, molluscs, woodlice, spiders, frogs, and geckos.
Breeding
When breeding the males gather and sing at lek sites; females gather at leks and choose male. The clutch contains 1-4 eggs which are incubated by female for 12–14 days. Outside of leks, both care for young.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.9). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-whiskered Greenbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-whiskered_Greenbul
