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| + | ;[[:Category:Malimbus|Malimbus]] scutatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Western [[Africa]]: found in [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]] and [[Equatorial Guinea]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''M. s. scutatus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Sierra Leone]] to [[Ghana]] and [[Benin]] | ||
| + | *''M. s. scutopartitus'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Nigeria]] to south-western [[Cameroon]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Rainforest, gallery forest, and old secondary growth. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | The nest is usually suspended from a palm frond, the entrance is via a long tube which is flared at the end. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Malimbus+scutatus}} | {{GSearch|Malimbus+scutatus}} | ||
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- Malimbus scutatus
Identification
Distribution
Western Africa: found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- M. s. scutatus:
- Sierra Leone to Ghana and Benin
- M. s. scutopartitus:
Habitat
Rainforest, gallery forest, and old secondary growth.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is usually suspended from a palm frond, the entrance is via a long tube which is flared at the end.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-vented Malimbe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-vented_Malimbe
