- 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.
References
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