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| − | [[Image:Black-crowned_Tchagra.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G<br />Brufut | + | [[Image:Black-crowned_Tchagra.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Brufut Community Woodland, Western Division, [[The Gambia]]]] |
;[[:Category:Tchagra|Tchagra]] senegala | ;[[:Category:Tchagra|Tchagra]] senegala | ||
Tchagra senegalus | Tchagra senegalus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 19-22 cm | + | 19-22 cm<br /> |
| + | '''Adult''' | ||
| + | *Black crown and eye stripe | ||
| + | *Broad white supercilium | ||
| + | *Pale grey underparts | ||
| + | *Light brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Chestnut wings | ||
| + | *Black tail, tipped white | ||
| + | *Black bill<br /> | ||
| + | Sexes are similar<br /> | ||
| + | '''Young birds''' have a brown cap and a pale yellow bill. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Arabian peninsula]] and most of [[Africa]]. | [[Arabian peninsula]] and most of [[Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
There are 10 subspecies which vary in size and the colour of the back, underparts and eyestripe. | There are 10 subspecies which vary in size and the colour of the back, underparts and eyestripe. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Scrub, open woodland, semi-desert and cultivation. | Scrub, open woodland, semi-desert and cultivation. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
It builds a cup shaped nest in a tree or bush, and 2-3 heavily marked white eggs are laid. Both sexes, but mainly the female, incubate for 12-15 days; the chicks fledge after another 15 days. | It builds a cup shaped nest in a tree or bush, and 2-3 heavily marked white eggs are laid. Both sexes, but mainly the female, incubate for 12-15 days; the chicks fledge after another 15 days. | ||
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
Song: descending whistling, ''Chee-chee chee cheroo cheroo''. | Song: descending whistling, ''Chee-chee chee cheroo cheroo''. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tchagra+senegala}} | {{GSearch|Tchagra+senegala}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tchagra]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tchagra]] | ||
Revision as of 10:49, 19 March 2009
- Tchagra senegala
Tchagra senegalus
Identification
19-22 cm
Adult
- Black crown and eye stripe
- Broad white supercilium
- Pale grey underparts
- Light brown upperparts
- Chestnut wings
- Black tail, tipped white
- Black bill
Sexes are similar
Young birds have a brown cap and a pale yellow bill.
Distribution
Arabian peninsula and most of Africa.
Taxonomy
There are 10 subspecies which vary in size and the colour of the back, underparts and eyestripe.
Habitat
Scrub, open woodland, semi-desert and cultivation.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Breeding
It builds a cup shaped nest in a tree or bush, and 2-3 heavily marked white eggs are laid. Both sexes, but mainly the female, incubate for 12-15 days; the chicks fledge after another 15 days.
Vocalisation
Song: descending whistling, Chee-chee chee cheroo cheroo.
References
- Wikipedia
