Central and Eastern DR Congo
Identification features (Louette 2010):
Adult
Upperparts: grey
Throat: white or grey
Breast and belly: most: (almost) unbarred rufous; some: as toussenelii
Flanks: rufous
Thighs: greyish white
Tail: blackish with three relatively large white spots
Irides: usually yellow, occasionally orange
Legs and feet: bright yellow
Immature
Upperparts: blackish brown
Throat: white
Breast: few or no spots
Belly: white
Flanks: variable; some heavily streaked
Thighs: white
Legs and feet: yellow
Variation between subspecies: canescens is somewhat larger than toussenelii (and consequently larger than macroscelides).
