Bristlebills
Bleda
The bristlebills are a genus Bleda of passerine birds in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae. They are found in the forest understorey of western and central Africa. They forage for insects at or near ground-level, often near water. They will follow driver ant swarms to catch prey items fleeing from the ants and they frequently join mixed-species feeding flocks.
They are 18–23 cm long with fairly long, stout bills. The upperparts are mainly green-brown while the underparts are yellow. The birds have whistling songs.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Red-tailed Bristlebill
speciesBleda syndactylus
Gray-headed Bristlebill
speciesBleda canicapillus
Yellow-lored Bristlebill
speciesBleda notatus
Yellow-eyed Bristlebill
speciesBleda ugandae
Green-tailed Bristlebill
speciesBleda eximius
Where it lives
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