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'''Alternative name: Little Grey Greenbul''' | '''Alternative name: Little Grey Greenbul''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 16 cm | ||
| + | *Crown and neck olive-grey | ||
| + | *Short tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]<br /> | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Andropadus|Andropadus]]''.<br /> | Formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Andropadus|Andropadus]]''.<br /> | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''E. g. extremus'': | *''E. g. extremus'': | ||
:*[[Sierra Leone]] to south-western [[Nigeria]] | :*[[Sierra Leone]] to south-western [[Nigeria]] | ||
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:*Eastern [[Zaire]] to [[Uganda]] and western [[Kenya]] | :*Eastern [[Zaire]] to [[Uganda]] and western [[Kenya]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | A variety of forest types primary, secondary, deciduous, evergreen, swamp and gallery woodland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of seeds, fruit and insects, including arthropods, beetles, moths, ants and caterpillars. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker11}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Eurillas+gracilis}} | {{GSearch|Eurillas+gracilis}} | ||
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Revision as of 21:09, 6 March 2015
- Eurillas gracilis
Alternative name: Little Grey Greenbul
Identification
16 cm
- Crown and neck olive-grey
- Short tail
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in the genus Andropadus.
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- E. g. extremus:
- Sierra Leone to south-western Nigeria
- E. g. gracilis:
- E. g. ugandae:
Habitat
A variety of forest types primary, secondary, deciduous, evergreen, swamp and gallery woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds, fruit and insects, including arthropods, beetles, moths, ants and caterpillars.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. 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 March 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Greenbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Greenbul
