Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Malimbus Higher classification Malimbus | Phylum Chordata Family Ploceidae Scientific name Malimbus nitens Rank Species | |
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Similar Crested malimbe, Red‑vented malimbe, Malimbus, Cassin's malimbe, Red‑crowned malimbe | ||
The blue-billed malimbe or Gray's malimbe (Malimbus nitens) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
Blue-billed malimbe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA