Western nicator
Western nicator | |
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Juvenile in Kibale Forest, Uganda | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nicatoridae |
Genus: | Nicator |
Species: | N. chloris
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Binomial name | |
Nicator chloris (Valenciennes, 1826)
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The western nicator (Nicator chloris) is a species of songbird in the family Nicatoridae.
Description[]
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A western nicator in Uganda
It is very similar to the eastern nicator, but the sides of the face and crown are olive green. It is best identified by its range and some of its vocalizations.
Range[]
It is mainly native to the African tropical rainforest.
Habitat[]
It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It prefers well-established secondary growth forest from 700 to 1,850 metres.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Nicator chloris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22713095A118716542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22713095A118716542.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Nicator chloris at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Nicator
- Birds of the African tropical rainforest
- Birds described in 1826
- Sylvioidea stubs