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− | [[Image:23133red-tailed_bristlebill_DB.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by megan perkins]] | + | [[Image:23133red-tailed_bristlebill_DB.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />Kakamega , [[Kenya]], December 2006]] |
;[[:Category:Bleda|Bleda]] syndactylus | ;[[:Category:Bleda|Bleda]] syndactylus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Africa]] | + | [[Africa]]<br /> |
+ | '''Western Africa''': [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] and [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Zambia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | There are 3 subspecies. | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''B. s. syndactylus'': | ||
+ | :*[[Sierra Leone]] to [[Gabon]], north-western [[Angola]], western [[Zaire]] and [[Zambia]] | ||
+ | *''B. s. woosnami'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern Zaire to southern [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] and Zambia | ||
+ | *''B. s. nandensis'': | ||
+ | :*Western Kenya (Nandi Hills) | ||
+ | |||
+ | An additional subspecies ''multicolor'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lowland moist montane forests and moist shrubland. | Lowland moist montane forests and moist shrubland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | A shy bird. | |
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet includes ants. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase |
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Bleda+syndactylus}} | {{GSearch|Bleda+syndactylus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bleda]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bleda]] |
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- Bleda syndactylus
Identification
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- B. s. syndactylus:
- Sierra Leone to Gabon, north-western Angola, western Zaire and Zambia
- B. s. woosnami:
- B. s. nandensis:
- Western Kenya (Nandi Hills)
An additional subspecies multicolor is generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Lowland moist montane forests and moist shrubland.
Behaviour
A shy bird.
Diet
Their diet includes ants.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-tailed Bristlebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-tailed_Bristlebill