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Revision as of 18:04, 2 October 2017
- Euschistospiza dybowskii
Identification
11-11.5cm
- Mainly grey
- Red upper back
- Black flanks with white spots arranged in pairs
- Eye-ring pale grey-blue but can be pink or red
- Male - black underparts
- Female - grey underparts
Distribution
Across Africa just south of Sahara, discontinuously distributed from southeastern Senegal to Guinea, east to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern South Sudan, and northwestern Uganda
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open grassy woodland and grassy rock outcrops.
Behaviour
Breeding
The male builds a domed shaped nest in shrubs from grass, lined with grass and feathers. The 4-6 white eggs are incubated by both sexes during the day, the female only at night, for 13-14 days. The young fledge 21 days later.
Diet
The diet includes seeds, insects and fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdcare
- elibrary
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dybowski's Twinspot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dybowski%27s_Twinspot
