Scaly-breasted illadopsis
| Scaly-breasted illadopsis | |
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| Song recorded in Kaimosi Forest, Kenya | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pellorneidae |
| Genus: | Illadopsis |
| Species: | I. albipectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Illadopsis albipectus (Reichenow, 1888) | |
The scaly-breasted illadopsis (Illadopsis albipectus) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is widespread throughout the Congo Basin, with a few isolated pockets in northern Angola, Uganda and South Sudan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, specifically in the understory and lower levels.[2]
It is sedentary.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Illadopsis albipectus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715895A94474411. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715895A94474411.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Staniewicz, Agata; Sokołowska, Emilia; Budka, Michał (March 2024). "Contrasting acoustic-space competition avoidance strategies in Afrotropical forest birds". Animal Behaviour. 209: 191–202. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.01.006. ISSN 0003-3472.