Dear All,
Very briefly as I am having a couple of days between tours. Be very
very wary of Tsavo Red-faced as they are much much paler than normal
birds and a trap for the unwary. I would imagine that this very pallid
form extends into Mkomazi and further south. These birds are pale
buffy grey lacking the reddish tones throughout (including any trace
on the face). I don't think that SLBC has shown any southwards
tendency. The bill is so long that it looks like an Anthreptes
sunbird. I will send some images over when I return,
Best for now
Brian

On 11/21/10, Neil and Liz Baker <tzbirdatlas@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> is there any evidence to suggest a southwards expansion of range of this
> bird in
> recent years ? our first record for Tanzania was in Mkomazi GR in Nov 94.
> Since
> then there have been at least 4 obs from this, now NP, and more recently a
> record near Same in August this year and then another from the Kitwei Plain
> last
> week. This latter site is 150km from the Kenya border in a straight line
> through
> the Mkomazi gap between the West Usambara and South Pare mts.
>
> whist observer effort (esp the lack of it) will play some part in the
> paucity of
> records there is a suggestion here of an expansion of range.
>
> any comments most welcome.
>
> Neil
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