- Pyrenestes ostrinus
Identification
Black upperparts and tail, maroon head, throat, rump, white eyering, dark iris, dark grey bill.
Distribution
Ostrinus - Ivory Coast to Gabon, ne Zaire, Uganda and nw Zambia.
Taxonomy
This species is either monotypic[1] or has two subspecies ostrinus and maximus depending on authority[2].
Crimson Seedcracker and Lesser Seedcracker have in the past been included in this species.
Habitat
All forests, especially seasonally flooded forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes sedge seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-bellied Seedcracker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-bellied_Seedcracker
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
