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− | ;Bias musicus | + | ;[[:category:Bias|Bias]] musicus |
+ | ==Identification== | ||
+ | [[Image:Black_and_white_shrike_flycatcher.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|andy+wilkes|andy wilkes}}<br />[[Uganda]]]] | ||
+ | 16 cm (6¼ in)<br /> | ||
+ | Black crest and bill. Yellow eyes, legs and feet<br /> | ||
+ | Male | ||
+ | *Black upperparts, throat and bib | ||
+ | *White wing patches<br /> | ||
+ | Female | ||
+ | *Bright chestnut back and tail | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Africa]]:<br /> | ||
+ | '''West Africa''': [[Sierra Leone]] to northern [[Angola]], [[Zaire]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''East Africa''': [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]] to eastern [[Tanzania]] | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''B. m. musicus'' (feminina, pallidiventris): | ||
+ | :*[[Sierra Leone]] to northern [[Angola]], [[Zaire]], [[Uganda]] and north-western [[Tanzania]] | ||
+ | *''B. m. changamwensis'': | ||
+ | :*[[Kenya]] to eastern [[Tanzania]] | ||
+ | *''B. m. clarens'': | ||
+ | :*Southern [[Malawi]] to eastern [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Mozambique]] | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Dry and moist lowland forests and moist montane forest up to altitude of 1500 m.s. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their main diet consists of arthropods and some small vertebrates. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | A loud whistle; ''whitu-whitu-whitu''. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2018) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|"Bias musicus" {{!}} "Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher"}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:46, 26 September 2023
- Bias musicus
Identification
16 cm (6¼ in)
Black crest and bill. Yellow eyes, legs and feet
Male
- Black upperparts, throat and bib
- White wing patches
Female
- Bright chestnut back and tail
Distribution
Africa:
West Africa: Sierra Leone to northern Angola, Zaire
East Africa: Uganda, Kenya to eastern Tanzania
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- B. m. musicus (feminina, pallidiventris):
- Sierra Leone to northern Angola, Zaire, Uganda and north-western Tanzania
- B. m. changamwensis:
- B. m. clarens:
- Southern Malawi to eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Habitat
Dry and moist lowland forests and moist montane forest up to altitude of 1500 m.s.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of arthropods and some small vertebrates.
Vocalisation
A loud whistle; whitu-whitu-whitu.
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/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-and-white_Shrike-flycatcher
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1