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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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13cm
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*Olive-brown plumage (lighter on belly)
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*Greyish face
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Angola]].
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West [[Africa]]: found on the escarpment of western [[Angola]] (Vila Nova do Seles to Chingoroi area)
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Found in dense foliage of subtropical or tropical dry forests.
 
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====Status====
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Endangered due to habitat loss.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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====Diet====
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The diet includes insects.
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====Vocalisation====
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'''Call''': ''tee-tchyoi'' or ''tee, ti-twuh''.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#BirdLife International
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#Wikipedia
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Macrosphenus+pulitzeri}}
 
{{GSearch|Macrosphenus+pulitzeri}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Macrosphenus]]

Latest revision as of 21:02, 2 July 2014

Macrosphenus pulitzeri

Identification

13cm

  • Olive-brown plumage (lighter on belly)
  • Greyish face

Distribution

West Africa: found on the escarpment of western Angola (Vila Nova do Seles to Chingoroi area)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Found in dense foliage of subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Status

Endangered due to habitat loss.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects.

Vocalisation

Call: tee-tchyoi or tee, ti-twuh.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. BirdLife International
  3. Wikipedia

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