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Nilaus afer
Photo by albertvoigts
Spitzkoppe, Namibia

Identification

Distribution

Widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Taxonomy

Nilaus is a monotypic genus.

Nilaus afer has ten subspecies:

  • N. l. afer;
  • N. l. camerunensis;
  • N. l. hilgerti;
  • N. l. minor;
  • N. l. massaicus;
  • N. l. solivagus;
  • N. l. miombensis;
  • N. l. nigritemporalis; and
  • N. l. affinis;
  • N. l. brubru.

References

Lepage D. 2008. Avibase. Search for "Nilaus afer" downloaded 4 January 2008.

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