Somali Tit Melaniparus thruppi
(aka Acacia Tit)
Somali Tit, Yabello, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

Yabello, Ethiopia
January 2016

The Somali Tit is distributed from northern Ethiopia and Somalia through Kenya and Uganda to Tanzania. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in dry bush country, principally Acacia - hence its alternative English name, up to 1,950 metres.
Somali Tit, Yabello, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image It is distinguished by its large white cheek patch surrounded by black crown, bib and collar.

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