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'''Alternative name: Falkenstein's Greenbul'''
;Chlorocichla falkensteini
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;[[:Category:Chlorocichla|Chlorocichla]] falkensteini
==Description==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
==Distribution & Taxonomy==
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18–20 cm (7-7¾ in)
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*Yellow throat
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*Dark grey [[Topography#Heads|lores]]  and cheeks
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==Distribution==
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Western [[Africa]]: found in [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]] and [[Zaire]]
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==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''C. f. viridescentior'':
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:*Southern [[Cameroon]] (River Ja region)
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*''C. f. falkensteini'':
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:*Southern [[Central African Republic]] to Rio Muni, south-western [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and northern [[Angola]]
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Riparian woodland and thickets. Secondary growth and patches of forest.
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists mostly of fruit, such as figs and small peppers. Some insects are also taken.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Chlorocichla+falkensteini}}
 
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chlorocichla]]  [[Category:Missing Images]]

Latest revision as of 22:34, 11 January 2016

Alternative name: Falkenstein's Greenbul

Chlorocichla falkensteini

Identification

18–20 cm (7-7¾ in)

  • Yellow throat
  • Dark grey lores and cheeks

Distribution

Western Africa: found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Zaire

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • C. f. viridescentior:
  • C. f. falkensteini:

Habitat

Riparian woodland and thickets. Secondary growth and patches of forest.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of fruit, such as figs and small peppers. Some insects are also taken.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)

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