Adult (Shelley's) © Monte Neate-Clegg eBird S59786156 Macaulay Library ML 180499461
Adult (Kakamega) © Nik Borrow
Adult (Shelley's) © Charley Hesse
Adult (Shelley's) © Kenneth Bader
Adult (Kakamega) © James Bradley

Shelley's Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis

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Identification

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Fairly small, dark, inconspicuous greenbul. The birds in Kenya and along the Albertine Rift have a gray crown, whereas the ones in central Tanzania and Malawi are uniformly olive-green. Found in the mid-story of montane forest. The western subspecies is known for its distinctive habit of creeping along branches like a woodpecker. Easily confused with other greenbuls, but slightly smaller and slimmer than other species in its range. Tree-creeping habits are distinctive when observed.

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