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Sombre Greenbul

Andropadus importunus

Description:

The Sombre Greenbul is 15–18 cm long, with mainly dull greyish olive-green plumage, paler on the underparts than above. It has a white iris. The sexes are similar in plumage, but juveniles are even duller than the adult and have dark eyes.

Habitat:

It is a resident breeder in coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrub land in eastern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape in South Africa

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2 Comments

Jared Hersch
Jared Hersch 11 years ago

Thanks again for your comments Luis, much appreciated!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Good series Jared!

Jared Hersch
Spotted by
Jared Hersch

Knysna Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Jan 2, 2013
Submitted on Jan 17, 2013

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