Tanzanian Illadopsis

Illadopsis distans

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 22 g

What the Tanzanian Illadopsis sounds like

Sonogram of the Tanzanian Illadopsis: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Kileo Jumah · Call, song · Amani nature reserve, East Usambara,Tanga, Tanzania · CC0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Tanzanian Illadopsis

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Tanzanian Illadopsis

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Kenya.

About the Tanzanian Illadopsis

The Tanzanian illadopsis is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the pale-breasted illadopsis. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Easily confused with

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