Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Western Nicator (Nicator chloris) - HBW 10, p. 247
French: Bulbul nicator
German: Graukehlnicator
Spanish: Conquistador Occidental
Other common names: Yellow-spotted/Common Nicator
Taxonomy: Lanius chloris Valenciennes, 1826, Galam, Senegal.
Systematic position of genus long a subject of debate. Traditionally classified within a broad family Laniidae on basis of similarities in coloration and bill morphology, and has at different times been placed with the Malaconotidae (formerly part of Laniidae) and with present family, depending on varying interpretations of the significance of different morphological characters. Analyses of feather proteins and early studies of DNA-DNA hybridization both favoured placement in present family, but genus appears unique in a number of morphological and other features (including nest structure). R.. View all taxonomy...
Systematic position of genus long a subject of debate. Traditionally classified within a broad family Laniidae on basis of similarities in coloration and bill morphology, and has at different times been placed with the Malaconotidae (formerly part of Laniidae) and with present family, depending on varying interpretations of the significance of different morphological characters. Analyses of feather proteins and early studies of DNA-DNA hybridization both favoured placement in present family, but genus appears unique in a number of morphological and other features (including nest structure). Recent DNA studies suggest that it is not closely related to any other group, and that it appears to represent a separate, monogeneric family. For convenience, retained within present family pending further investigation. Present species forms a superspecies with N. gularis, and often considered conspecific. Monotypic.
Distribution: Senegambia and S Guinea E to extreme S Sudan (Imatong Mts) and E Uganda, S to N Angola and S DRCongo, also extreme NW & W Tanzania.
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A bird calling high in a tree Locality Mabira Forest, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 September 2006 4 years ago 38 sec 2.9 -
bird hiding Locality Kibale National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 25 September 2010 1 year ago 8 sec 2.8
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Adult perched
Locality Atewa Range, Ghana (Monotypic species)
Nik Borrow 26 April 2012 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4 -
Single bird in garden of Semuliki National Park HQ.
Locality Semliki National Park, Uganda
Tom Tarrant 28 December 2005 2 years ago 3.5
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Call. Locality Atewa Range, Ghana
(Monotypic species)
herve jacob 26 March 2012 5 weeks ago 3
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