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Smithornis capensis albigularis |
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Smithornis capensis albigularis |
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Faux Gobemouche ą gros bec |
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African Broadbill |
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Male is characterised by its black cap (female has a dark cap) and its heavily streaked white underparts. |
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Likes dense wooded areas along rivers or mountainous forests. |
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Very discreet, it is noticed during its short circular display flight. Then, its white rump is fluffed out and visible. When alarmed, it can remain immobile for a long time. During its circular flight, it emits a frog-like noise. This noise is produced mechanically by the air passing through the wings' feathers. |
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Small insects caught in flight. |
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Nidification takes place at the end of the dry season, sometimes during the rainy season. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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