White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher (Elminia albonotata)

Other Scientific Names
Trochocercus albonotatus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher, African White-tailed Flycatcher, White-tipped Crested Flycatcher, White-tailed Crested Flycatcher

Family
Stenostiridae (Fairy Flycatcher And Allies)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1891

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 350 - 2,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (76)...)

White-tailed Crested Flycatcher (Elminia albonotata) [XC366148]
by Frank Lambert from Zomba Plateau, Southern Region, Malawi (call)

White-tailed Crested Flycatcher (Elminia albonotata) [XC449399]
by Peter Boesman from Kilosa, Morogoro Region, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
Has been placed in genus Trochocercus, but recent evidence indicates closer relationship with present genus. Forms a superspecies with Dusky Crested-flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata) and White-bellied Crested-flycatcher (Elminia albiventris).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

albonotata Sharpe, 1891 - Mt Elgon east to central Kenya, and western Uganda south through Rift Valley to eastern DRCongo and south-western Tanzania.
subcaerulea (Grote, 1923) - South-eastern Kenya, east, central and southern Tanzania, southern Malawi and northern Mozambique.
swynnertoni (Neumann, 1908) - Eastern Zimbabwe (Nyanga to Mt Selinda) and Mozambique (R Pungwe south to about Espungabera and east to Mt Gorongosa).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher (Elminia albonotata) - 10 files

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