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It’s often considered wasteful that so many nests are abandoned and left to degenerate, but my theory of one of the reasons for this behavior is related to predation. All occur in the Guinea-Congolese rainforests of Africa, with Red-headed being the most widespread. Red-headed Malimbe is the most widespread species in the genus.

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