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''Zoothera crossleyi''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Western [[Africa]]: found in [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Gabon]] and [[Democratic Republic of Congo]],.
 
Western [[Africa]]: found in [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Gabon]] and [[Democratic Republic of Congo]],.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Also placed in genus [[:Category:Geokichla|Geokichla]].
 
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
 
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
*''Z. c. crossleyi'':
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:*Montane forests of south-eastern [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Congo]] and western [[Zaire]]
 
:*Montane forests of south-eastern [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Congo]] and western [[Zaire]]
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*''G. c. pilettei'':
 
:*North-eastern Zaire (Semliki Vallei and western slope of Itombwe highlands)
 
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Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Zoothera|Zoothera]]''.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Moist montanes and ravines.
 
Moist montanes and ravines.
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Zoothera+crossleyi}}
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Geokichla crossleyi

Zoothera crossleyi

Identification

Distribution

Western Africa: found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo,.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • G. c. crossleyi:
  • G. c. pilettei:
  • North-eastern Zaire (Semliki Vallei and western slope of Itombwe highlands)

Formerly placed in genus Zoothera.

Habitat

Moist montanes and ravines.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects and seeds.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia
  4. BirdLife International

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