- Camaroptera harterti
Identification
- Greyish-brown upperside with green wings and tail
- Underside pale
- Bill black, legs pink
Female differs in buff wash to lower breast and belly
Distribution
West-central Angola
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Recently split from Green-backed Camaroptera
Habitat
Dense understory in forests, old coffee plantations, etc.
Behaviour
Presumably eats insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Ryan, P. (2020). Hartert's Camaroptera (Camaroptera harterti), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gnbcam3.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hartert's Camaroptera. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hartert%27s_Camaroptera