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Alternative name: Red-tailed Leaflove
- Phyllastrephus scandens
Identification
15cm. Grey head, grey-olive back, rusty tail. Yellow belly cream white undertones. Both sexes are similar. The juvenile bird is also olive-grey with a rusty tone, the chin and the underparts are white, and the undertail is a pale rust.
Distribution
East central Africa
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests and in the brush and shrub undergrowth, and small trees near water.
Behaviour
Diet includes insects and their larvae, small snails, seeds, and berries. A cup-shaped, small nest suspended in twigs by cobwebs is built. The female incubates the eggs alone.
