Western nicator
Appearance
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Western nicator | |
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Juvenile in Kibale Forest, Uganda | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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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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
[edit]It is mainly native to the African tropical rainforest.
Habitat
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit] Media related to Nicator chloris at Wikimedia Commons