Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesWoodlandPlatform nestSmall · 46 g

Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis), photo 1 — Photo: i_c_riddell · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis), photo 2 — Photo: i_c_riddell · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis), photo 3 — Photo: Justin Ponder · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis), photo 4 — Photo: Henrik Grønvold · Public domain

Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis), photo 6 — Photo: (c) i_c_riddell, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Bruno - Yolande Zanette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Lukas Zangl, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis), photo 9 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Eastern Nicator (Nicator gularis), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Bruno - Yolande Zanette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Eastern Nicator

The eastern nicator is a species of songbird in the family Nicatoridae. It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It occurs south to around Mtunzini in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and is regularly reported from lowland areas north through to east Africa, including inland areas along the Zambezi River.

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What the Eastern Nicator sounds like

Recording: Louis A. Hansen · CC BY 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

South Africa Kenya Mozambique Eswatini Zimbabwe Tanzania Zambia Malawi Namibia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Benin, Botswana.

When to see it

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Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Western NicatorNicator chlorisIt is very similar to the eastern nicator, but the sides of the face and crown are olive green.

Yellow-throated NicatorNicator vireoThe yellow-throated nicator is a species of songbird in the family Nicatoridae.

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