Western nicator

Species of songbird

Western nicator

Juvenile in Kibale Forest, Uganda

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Nicatoridae
Genus:  | Nicator
Species:  |

N. chloris

Binomial name
Nicator chloris

(Valenciennes, 1826)

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

## Description

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A western nicator in Uganda

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

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It is mainly native to the African tropical rainforest.

## Habitat

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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 (2,300 to 6,070 ft).

## References

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1. ^ BirdLife International. (2024). "Nicator chloris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T22713095A264215870. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22713095A264215870.en. Retrieved 2 August 2025.

## External links

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Media related to Nicator chloris at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers

Nicator chloris|

* Wikidata: Q2225082
* Wikispecies: Nicator chloris
* BioLib: 30853
* BirdLife: 22713095
* BOLD: 116857
* BOW: yesnic1
* CoL: 47CD3
* eBird: yesnic1
* EURING: 25300
* GBIF: 2486230
* iNaturalist: 116990
* IRMNG: 11427480
* ITIS: 561611
* IUCN: 22713095
* NCBI: 237433
* Observation.org: 76847
* Open Tree of Life: 814747
* Xeno-canto: Nicator-chloris

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