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The silverbird (''Empidornis semipartitus'') is an
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 species is long and weighs .
The call of the silverbird uses short phrases which are slightly
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Muscicapidae Birds of East Africa Birds described in 1840 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Muscicapidae-stub
Old World flycatcher
The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, Bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica)'' and Norther ...
native to Eastern Africa, from Sudan to Tanzania. The species is the only member of the genus ''Empidornis'', although it is sometimes placed in the genus '' Melaenornis ''.Taylor, B. (2017). Silverbird (Melaenornis semipartitus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/59007 on 4 April 2017).
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 species is long and weighs .
The call of the silverbird uses short phrases which are slightly thrush
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-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
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* embroidery, done either by machine or by hand
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with chattering and ''seep'' notes.
References
*Dale A. Zimmerman
Dale or dales may refer to:
Locations
* Dale (landform), an open valley
* Dale (place name element)
Geography
;Australia
*The Dales (Christmas Island), in the Indian Ocean
;Canada
*Dale, Ontario
;Ethiopia
*Dale (woreda), district
;Norway
*Dal ...
, 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
The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. T ...
''. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. .
External links
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Muscicapidae Birds of East Africa Birds described in 1840 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Muscicapidae-stub