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;[[:Category:Platysteira|Platysteira]] castanea | ;[[:Category:Platysteira|Platysteira]] castanea | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 10–11cm. '''Male''' - glossy black upperparts, white underparts and rump, black breast band, grey bare skin (eye wattle) around eye, darl brown iris. '''Female''' - dull brown black, grey head, white belly and chin, chestnut chest and sides to head. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Central west [[Africa]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Swamps, damp savanna, moist lowland forests to 1,800m. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | The diet includes insects. | |
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| + | Monogamous. Its nest is small and cup-shaped; 1-2 glossy blue-green eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 17 days. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Platysteira+castanea}} | {{GSearch|Platysteira+castanea}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Platysteira]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Platysteira]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 14:25, 27 January 2009
- Platysteira castanea
Identification
10–11cm. Male - glossy black upperparts, white underparts and rump, black breast band, grey bare skin (eye wattle) around eye, darl brown iris. Female - dull brown black, grey head, white belly and chin, chestnut chest and sides to head.
Distribution
Central west Africa
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies.
Habitat
Swamps, damp savanna, moist lowland forests to 1,800m.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects.
Monogamous. Its nest is small and cup-shaped; 1-2 glossy blue-green eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 17 days.
