Wednesday, August 8, 2012

>Phyllastrephus scandens (Red-tailed Leaflove)

Red-tailed Leaflove



Red-tailed Leaflove
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Pyrrhurus
Species:P. scandens
Binomial name
Pyrrhurus scandens
Swainson, 1837
The Red-tailed LeaflovePyrrhurus scandens, is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Pyrrhurus.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan,Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna.

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