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- Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons
Identification
18-19cm. Green, red markings on face; red frontal mark, lores and base of lower mandible blue/green underwings; short rounded tail. Bill grey/yellow. Eye dark brown.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
High-altitude shrubland, grassland, and arable land.
Behaviour
It occurs in flocks of 10-100 individuals, and roosting communally on cliffs.
The diet includes grass seeds for which it forages terrestrially, and the fruits of Acaenia elongata and flowers.
It builds its nest in rock-cavities in cliffs.
