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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 12 cm | ||
| + | *Dark olive-green upperparts | ||
| + | *Long, pale yellow [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po) | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''H. p. prasina'': | ||
| + | :*[[Senegambia]] east to southern [[South Sudan]], [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]], and northwestern [[Tanzania]], south to central [[Angola]] and central [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] | ||
| + | *''H. p. poensis'': | ||
| + | :*[[Bioko]] (Gulf of Guinea) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Lowland and montane forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of insects, ants, grasshoppers, beetles and butterflies, etc. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Hylia+prasina}} | {{GSearch|Hylia+prasina}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 20 September 2017
- Hylia prasina
Identification
12 cm
- Dark olive-green upperparts
- Long, pale yellow supercilium
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- H. p. prasina:
- Senegambia east to southern South Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania, south to central Angola and central Democratic Republic of the Congo
- H. p. poensis:
- Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
Habitat
Lowland and montane forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects, ants, grasshoppers, beetles and butterflies, etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green Hylia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green_Hylia
