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Yellow-bellied Hyliota

Hyliota flavigaster

Least ConcernInvertebratesWoodlandCup nestTiny · 13 g
Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster), photo 1
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster), photo 2
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster), photo 3
Photo: Swainson, William · Public domain
Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster), photo 4
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster), photo 5
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster), photo 6
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster), photo 7
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster), photo 8
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster), photo 9
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster), photo 10
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0

About the Yellow-bellied Hyliota

The yellow-bellied hyliota is a species of Hyliota. It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

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Where the Yellow-bellied Hyliota lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
Zambia Uganda Gambia Malawi Ghana Angola Tanzania Kenya Cameroon Nigeria Congo - Kinshasa Senegal Gabon Ethiopia Côte d’Ivoire Central African Republic Guinea Mozambique Congo - Brazzaville Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Guinea-Bissau

Recorded as a rare visitor in Togo.

When to see the Yellow-bellied Hyliota

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

Easily confused with

Southern Hyliota (Hyliota australis) Southern HyliotaHyliota australisThe southern hyliota is a species of Hyliota. Violet-backed Hyliota (Hyliota violacea) Violet-backed HyliotaHyliota violaceaIt is 13 cm long. Usambara Hyliota (Hyliota usambara) Usambara HyliotaHyliota usambaraThe Usambara hyliota is a species of Hyliota.

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