Alternative name: Red-faced Pytilia
- Pytilia hypogrammica
Identification
12·5 cm (5 in)
Male
- Red forehead, face, cheeks, ear-coverts and throat
- Grey lores, crown and back
- Red rump and upper tail coverts
Distribution
Africa: from north-eastern Guinea and Sierra Leone to Cameroon, Chad and north-western DRC.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mature woodland, bushland, riverine forest edges, thickets along the coast.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of small grass seeds, as well as insects, particularly termites and ants.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-winged Pytilia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-winged_Pytilia
