Western nicator

{{Short description|Species of songbird}}

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| name = Western nicator

| image = Western nicator (Nicator chloris) juvenile.jpg

| image_caption = Juvenile in Kibale Forest, Uganda

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2017 |title=Nicator chloris |volume=2017 |page=e.T22713095A118716542 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22713095A118716542.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Nicator

| species = chloris

| authority = (Valenciennes, 1826)

| range_map = Nicator chloris distribution map.png

| synonyms =

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The western nicator (Nicator chloris) is a species of songbird in the family Nicatoridae.

Description

File:Nicator chloris in Semuliki National Park.jpg

It is very similar to the eastern nicator, but the sides of the face and crown are olive green. It is best identified by its range and some of its vocalizations.

Range

It is mainly native to the African tropical rainforest.

Habitat

It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It prefers well-established secondary growth forest from 700 to 1,850 metres.

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