Western nicator
| Western nicator | |
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| juvenile Kibale Forest, Uganda | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nicatoridae |
| Genus: | Nicator |
| Species: | N. chloris |
| Binomial name | |
| Nicator chloris (Valenciennes, 1826) | |
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The western nicator (Nicator chloris) is a species of songbird in the family Nicatoridae. Its very similar to the Eastern Nicator but the sides of the face and crown are olive green, its best identified by its range and some vocolisations. It inhabits well established secondary growth forest from 700-1850m.
Distribution
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Nicator chloris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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