- Crithagra capistrata
Serinus capistratus
Identification
11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)
- Short stubby bill
- Tail is slightly notched
Male
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Burundi, Zambia
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
Placed in genus Serinus by Clements.
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. c. capistrata:
- C. c. hildegardae:
- Central Angola
Habitat
Moist evergreen primary and secondary forests, forest edges and clearings, marshes and swamps.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists primarily of grass and plant seeds. They forage on the ground on at the top of tall grasses.
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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Canary. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Canary
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
