Tit-hylia
Pholidornis rushiae
A small, short-tailed warbler-like songbird that moves in small flocks through the canopy of trees in forest, forest edge, and towns. Tit-hylias are unique in their streaked front halves and unicolored back halves, with black-and-white streaked heads, faces, throats, and chests and bright lemon yellow bellies, vents, and rumps. Wings and back are olive-green, becoming paler and more streaked toward the head. Vocalizations include high-pitched sibilant trills and “tsi-tsi-tsi” calls.
识别特征
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. Due to its small size it sometimes gets trapped in spider webs.
分类信息
The tit hylia was described by John Cassin in 1855 as Diceum Rushiæ based on a specimen collected from present-day Gabon. It was placed in the genus Pholidornis by Gustav Hartlaub two years later. Its generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek pholidos for scale and ornis for bird.
- 学名
- Pholidornis rushiae
- 命名信息
- (Cassin, 1855)
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Hyliidae
- 属
- Pholidornis
分布与栖息地
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 forest.
- 迁徙
- Resident species
行为
Migration pattern: Resident species.
保护状况
Population trend: stable.
- 种群趋势
- stable
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