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Red-capped Crombec
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Red-capped Crombec
Sylvietta ruficapilla
The red-capped crombec (Sylvietta ruficapilla) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
From the article Red-capped crombec on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The red-capped crombec is a small bird recorded to be ranging around 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) in size. It has a red almost burnt orange cap on its head, with the body being an olive-brown plumage. The wings and tail are often found to be darker with the under parts lighter being a pale yellow hue. The red-capped crombec has a slim, sharp bill used for catching insects.
Range & habitat
It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, the DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Botswana.
Wikipedia: “Range”
What it does
The red-capped crombec forages on insects found throughout The Republic of Congo and DRC in tree tops and shrubs. Their diet includes ants, beetles, caterpillars, and spiders. The red-capped crombec has been observed using its sharp bills to pick insects off of tree leaves and shrubs on the ground. It has been recorded that the red-capped crombec will join other mixed-species parties when foraging for food.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 15248.