Picathartes (Picathartidae)
Grey-necked Picathartes (Picathartes oreas) - HBW 12, p. 68
French: Picatharte du Cameroun
German: Buntkopf-Felshüpfer
Spanish: Picatartes Cuelligrís
Other common names: Grey-necked Rockfowl, Red-headed Picathartes/Rockfowl
Taxonomy: Picathartes oreas Reichenow, 1899, Victoria, Cameroon.
Taxonomic position of genus subject to ongoing debate. Now generally considered to represent a monotypic family, related to “thrush-babbler assemblage” of the Timaliidae; has been suggested that closest relatives are the rockjumpers (Chaetops) of South Africa. May form a superspecies with P. gymnocephalus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Equatorial forest belt in SE Nigeria, W & S Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea including Bioko I (Fernando Póo), Gabon and SW PRCongo.
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side on view of adult, preens breast and both wings Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 51 sec 3.5 -
front view of adult on branch, preens mantle and breast, and shows its crown Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 37 sec 3.3 -
front view of adult on branch, looks to ground and hops on branch Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 15 sec 3.3 -
side view of adult perched in forest, preens scapulars, mantle, and then left wing Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 57 sec 3.3 -
adult preening both wings Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 48 sec 3 -
adult preening breast Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 13 sec 3 -
rear view of adult, preens underside of left wing Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 21 sec 3 -
front view of adult on branch, looking around calling (inaudible) and flicking wings Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 19 sec 3 -
side view of adult on branch, looking around Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 26 sec 3 -
side view of adult calling (in-audible) and flies off Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 24 sec 3 -
adult at the base of its nesting rock, hops off almost in to a shaft of sunlight, but not quite, and then hops back Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 17 sec 2.5 -
front view of adult on branch, looking around calling (inaudible) and flicking wings Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 23 sec 2.5 -
two adults hopping on the ground below the nesting rock Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 11 sec 2 -
view of the nesting site rock and then brief view of adult clinging to the rock, the nest was just above its head Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 10 sec 2 -
front view of adult on branch, looking around and flicking wings Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 March 2009 28 weeks ago 18 sec 2
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