Silverbird (bird)

Silverbird
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Empidornis
Reichenow, 1901
Species: E. semipartitus
Binomial name
Empidornis semipartitus
(Ruppell, 1840)

The Silverbird (Empidornis semipartitus) is a 7 in (180 mm) long passerine bird native to Eastern Africa.

Description

The Silverbird is a stunning flycatcher of open areas west of the Rift Valley, silvery grey above and tawny orange below. Juveniles have black-bordered tawny spots on upperparts, mottled buff and black on throats and breasts.

The call of the Silverbird uses short phrases which are slightly thrush-like. Sometimes the terminal note is higher and thinner, eee-sleeur-eeee or sweet siursur-eet-seet; also a longer eep-eep churEErip, eep-eep cherip chch chchch eee, embellished with chattering and seep notes.

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