his is a very widespread species of the underbrush of evergreen coastal and riverine forest across Africa. However, it is a very rare species in Namibia with a reporting rate of 4%, and is distributed sparsely along the Zambezi, Kwando and Okavango rivers. It occupies an area of 4,000 km2, of which 37% occurs in the protected area of Nkasa Rupara (Mamili) National Park and the Mahango area of the Bwabwata National Park in West Caprivi.