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| + | [[Image:13A0329 Pink-Footed Puffback Biwindi Uganda 24th October 2018-0329.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Michael+Hooper|Michael Hooper}}<br />Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, [[Uganda]], October 2018]] | ||
;[[:Category:Dryoscopus|Dryoscopus]] angolensis | ;[[:Category:Dryoscopus|Dryoscopus]] angolensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 15–17 cm (6-6¾ in)<br /> | |
| − | + | '''Male''': Plain grey back and wings, pale grey breast and flanks. The eyes are dark.<br /> | |
| − | '''Male''': Plain grey back and wings, pale grey breast and flanks. The eyes are dark. | ||
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'''Female''': Grey crown and nape, brown back and rufous throat and breast. | '''Female''': Grey crown and nape, brown back and rufous throat and breast. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Discontinuous in [[Africa]] between 5°N and 13°S. | + | Discontinuous in [[Africa]] between 5°N and 13°S. Eastern [[Nigeria]] to southern [[Sudan]], western [[Kenya]] and [[Angola]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ''Dryoscopus angolensis'' has three subspecies: | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | *''D. a. angolensis'' | + | ''Dryoscopus angolensis'' has three subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| − | *''D. a. nandensis'' | + | *''D. a. angolensis'': |
| − | *''D. a. kungwensis'' | + | :*Eastern [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], western [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and [[Angola]] |
| + | *''D. a. nandensis'': | ||
| + | :*Northeastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], extreme southern [[South Sudan]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], western [[Kenya]], and northwestern [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *''D. a. kungwensis'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Tanzania]] (Kungwe-Mahare region) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Canopy and edge of tropical moist montane and submontane forest. | Canopy and edge of tropical moist montane and submontane forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of insects, particularly beetles; also grasshoppers, and caterpillars. They mostly forage high in the trees. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Very little at all is known about their breeding behaviour. | ||
| + | ====Vocalization==== | ||
| + | Includes a loud ''chow chow chow'' and a dry ''trrrrrr''. | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Pink-footed puffback display Buhoma.jpg|Display<br />Photo by {{user|Tib78|Tib78}}<br />Ruhija, Buhoma, [[Uganda]], December 2014 <!--This image does not appear in the Gallery--> | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Dryoscopus+angolensis}} | {{GSearch|Dryoscopus+angolensis}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dryoscopus | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dryoscopus]] |
Latest revision as of 00:20, 16 November 2018
- Dryoscopus angolensis
Identification
15–17 cm (6-6¾ in)
Male: Plain grey back and wings, pale grey breast and flanks. The eyes are dark.
Female: Grey crown and nape, brown back and rufous throat and breast.
Distribution
Discontinuous in Africa between 5°N and 13°S. Eastern Nigeria to southern Sudan, western Kenya and Angola.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Dryoscopus angolensis has three subspecies[1]:
- D. a. angolensis:
- D. a. nandensis:
- Northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, extreme southern South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania
- D. a. kungwensis:
- Western Tanzania (Kungwe-Mahare region)
Habitat
Canopy and edge of tropical moist montane and submontane forest.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, particularly beetles; also grasshoppers, and caterpillars. They mostly forage high in the trees.
Breeding
Very little at all is known about their breeding behaviour.
Vocalization
Includes a loud chow chow chow and a dry trrrrrr.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pink-footed Puffback. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pink-footed_Puffback
