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- Myioparus plumbeus
Identification
Distribution
Widespread throughout much of sub-saharan Africa:
Western Africa: Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- M. p. plumbeus:
- Senegambia to north-western Angola, southern Ethiopia, Uganda and north-western Tanzania
- M. p. orientalis:
- Lowlands of eastern Kenya to eastern Tanzania, Mozambique and Natal
Some authorities also have Myioparus plumbeus catoleucus [2]
Habitat
Riverine forest, mature woodland and savanna.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Grey Tit-Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Tit-Flycatcher