Silverbird (bird)
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| Silverbird | |
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| 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) |
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The Silverbird (Empidornis semipartitus) is a 7 in (180 mm) long passerine bird native to Eastern Africa.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Empidornis semipartitus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 06 May 2006.
- Dale A. Zimmerman, Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Princeton University Press, 1999
- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 849655306X.
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