The three-streaked tchagra (Tchagra jamesi) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae, which is an uncommon resident[2] of semi-desert regions in the eastern Afrotropics. The binomial of this bird commemorates the explorer Frank Linsly James, who also had the Frank James Memorial Hospital built in his honour.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Malaconotidae |
| Genus: | Tchagra |
| Species: | T. jamesi
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| Tchagra jamesi (Shelley, 1885)
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Range and habitat
editIt is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Description
editIt is a small tchagra, measuring 16–17 cm from bill tip to tail tip.[2] They are distinct from other tchagra species in having a narrow, black median stripe over the crown,[3] without any superciliary stripe.[2] In addition the tertials and rectrices are mouse-brown in colour.
Habits
editThe male displays by fripping the wings in flight, followed by a series of down-slurred whistles.[3][2] They feed to a large extent on insects, but may in addition prey on chicks of other birds.[3]
Races
editThere are two accepted races:[3]
- T. j. jamesi (Shelley, 1885) – Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, inland Kenya and very locally in South Sudan and Tanzania
- T. j. mandanus (Neumann, 1903) – Kenyan coast and adjacent islands
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Tchagra jamesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22707510A118752198. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707510A118752198.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2010). Birds of Africa south of the Sahara (2nd ed.). Cape Town: Struik Nature. pp. 596–597. ISBN 9781770076235.
- ^ a b c d Fry, H. (2017). "Three-streaked Tchagra (Tchagra jamesi)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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