Shelley's Oliveback (Nesocharis shelleyi)

Other Names (World)
Shelley's Oliveback, Fernando Po Oliveback, Shelley’s Oliveback, Little Olive Weaver, Little Olive Waxbill, Little Oliveback

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
8 - 8.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Alexander, 1903

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland, dry savanna, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Shelley's Oliveback (Nesocharis shelleyi) [XC99224]
by Mike Nelson from Mount Cameroon, Cameroon (call)

Shelley's Oliveback (Nesocharis shelleyi) [XC407494]
by id from Woteva Forest, Cameroon (call)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with White-collared Oliveback (Nesocharis ansorgei), and sometimes considered conspecific.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

bansoensis Bannerman, 1923 - Mountains of south-eastern Nigeria (Obudu Plateau, Mambilla Plateau, Ngel Nyaki, Gashaka Gumti) and western Cameroon (Bamenda Plateau southern from Tchabal Mbabo, south to Mt Mananguba and Mt Kupé).
shelleyi Alexander, 1903 - Mt Cameroon (south-western Cameroon) and Bioko I (Fernando Póo).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Shelleys Oliveback (Nesocharis shelleyi) - 10 files

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