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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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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | 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'': | ||
:*[[Sierra Leone]] to south-western [[Nigeria]] | :*[[Sierra Leone]] to south-western [[Nigeria]] | ||
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:*South-eastern [[Nigeria]] to southern [[Cameroon]], [[Gabon]], north-western [[Angola]] and central [[Zaire]] | :*South-eastern [[Nigeria]] to southern [[Cameroon]], [[Gabon]], north-western [[Angola]] and central [[Zaire]] | ||
− | *'' | + | *''E. g. ugandae'': |
:*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== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:06, 24 September 2023
- 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, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://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
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1