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;[[: Category:Ortygospiza|Ortygospiza]] atricollis | ;[[: Category:Ortygospiza|Ortygospiza]] atricollis | ||
| − | [[Image:African_Quailfinch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by leon]] | + | [[Image:African_Quailfinch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by leon<br />Location: Potchefstroom, [[South Africa]] ]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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This species has six-nine subspecies divided into two groups which are sometimes viewed as two species: | This species has six-nine subspecies divided into two groups which are sometimes viewed as two species: | ||
Black-faced Quailfinch (''Ortygospiza atricollis'') with subspecies ''atricollis'', ''ansorgei'', and ''ugandae''; | Black-faced Quailfinch (''Ortygospiza atricollis'') with subspecies ''atricollis'', ''ansorgei'', and ''ugandae''; | ||
| − | African Quailfinch (''Ortygospiza fuscocrissa'') with subspecies ''fuscocrissa'', ''muelleri'', ''smithersi'', ''pallida'', and ''digressa''. | + | African Quailfinch (''Ortygospiza fuscocrissa'') with subspecies ''fuscocrissa'', ''muelleri'', ''smithersi'', ''pallida'', and ''digressa''; photo by Leon is most likely to show this form. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Fresh water dams | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 02:20, 27 February 2008
- Ortygospiza atricollis
Identification
Distribution
Most of Africa south of Sahara.
Taxonomy
This species has six-nine subspecies divided into two groups which are sometimes viewed as two species: Black-faced Quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) with subspecies atricollis, ansorgei, and ugandae; African Quailfinch (Ortygospiza fuscocrissa) with subspecies fuscocrissa, muelleri, smithersi, pallida, and digressa; photo by Leon is most likely to show this form.
Habitat
Fresh water dams
