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*''A. l. congener'' - [[Senegal]] to south-western [[Nigeria]] | *''A. l. congener'' - [[Senegal]] to south-western [[Nigeria]] | ||
*''A. l. latirostris'' - Southern [[Nigeria]] to northern [[Angola]], eastern [[Zaire]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]; Bioko | *''A. l. latirostris'' - Southern [[Nigeria]] to northern [[Angola]], eastern [[Zaire]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]; Bioko | ||
| + | Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Eurillas|Eurillas]]'' by Gill and Donsker. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dry and moist lowland forests, moist montanes, and moist shrubland. | Dry and moist lowland forests, moist montanes, and moist shrubland. | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 28 March 2011
- Andropadus latirostris
Identification
16-19cm
Sooty olive upperparts and head, rufous rump, brown back and wings, dark reddish brown tail, bright yellow moustache stripes on sides of throat.
Sexes alike
Juvenile resembles adult, but more dingy brown, no moustache.
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: found in Mauritania, Senegal, Senegal, Guinea, 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
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- A. l. congener - Senegal to south-western Nigeria
- A. l. latirostris - Southern Nigeria to northern Angola, eastern Zaire, Kenya and Tanzania; Bioko
Placed in genus Eurillas by Gill and Donsker.
Habitat
Dry and moist lowland forests, moist montanes, and moist shrubland.
Behaviour
Solitary.
Diet
The diet includes fruits, berries, molluscs, woodlice, spiders, frogs, and geckos.
Breeding
When breeding the males gather and sing at lek sites; females gather at leks and choose male. 1-4 eggs are laid and incubated by female only for 12–14 days. Outside of leks, both care for young.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-whiskered Greenbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-whiskered_Greenbul
