Tit hylia

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Tit hylia
Scientific classification
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Pholidornis

Hartlaub, 1857
Species:
P. rushiae
Binomial name
Pholidornis rushiae
(Cassin, 1855)

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The tit hylia (Pholidornis rushiae) is a species of bird in the Cettiidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Pholidornis.[citation needed] It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. At 8 cm (3.1 in) long, it is perhaps the smallest bird native to Africa. This species has a pale buff chest and head overlaid with heavy brown streaking. From the lower breast down to the rump, this bird is bright yellow. The legs are a bright orange color. Juveniles are less colorful and less heavily streaked.[2]

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Nest photographed at Mabira Forest, Uganda Jan 2006.

References

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  2. Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi by Stevenson & Fanshawe. Elsevier Science (2001), ISBN 978-0856610790


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