The western nicator (''Nicator chloris'') is a species of
songbird
A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin ''oscen'', "songbird". The Passeriformes contains 5000 ...
in the family
Nicatoridae
The nicators are a genus, ''Nicator'', and family, Nicatoridae, of songbirds endemic to Africa. The genus and family contain three species.
Taxonomy
The systematic affinities of the genus have been a long-standing mystery. The group was origina ...
.
Description
![Nicator chloris in Semuliki National Park](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Nicator_chloris_in_Semuliki_National_Park.jpg)
It is very similar to the
eastern nicator
The eastern nicator (''Nicator gularis'') is a species of songbird in the family Nicatoridae.
It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or trop ...
, but the sides of the face and crown are olive green. It is best identified by its range and some of its vocalizations.
Range
It is mainly native to the
African tropical rainforest.
Habitat
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
External links
western nicator
Birds of the African tropical rainforest
western nicator
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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