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| − | ;[[: Category:Ortygospiza|Ortygospiza]] | + | <!--- Comment to editors: Previous text maintained as comment |
| − | + | [[Image:Quailfinch african a - akaki 2 .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo © by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Akaki, [[Ethiopia]], November 2010]] | |
| + | ;[[: Category:Ortygospiza|Ortygospiza]] fuscocrissa | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 9.5- | + | Length 9.5-10 cm, mass 8-14 g. Very small, with short tail.<br /> |
| + | '''Males''' <br /> | ||
| + | *Greyish-brown upperparts | ||
| + | *White barring on chest and flanks | ||
| + | *Black facial mask | ||
| + | *Red bill when breeding | ||
| + | *Pinkish legs | ||
| + | *Long hind claw | ||
| + | '''Females''' lack the facial mask and are duller. <br /> | ||
| + | [[Image:Quailfinch african a - akaki 9 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, Subspecies ''fuscocrissa''<br />Photo © by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Akaki, [[Ethiopia]], November 2010]] | ||
| + | '''Juveniles''' similar to the female but have fainter barring and a darker bill. | ||
| + | Usually located and identified by repeated ''djink'' flight call. The absence of red or orange on the rump distinguishes it from [[Locustfinch]] and [[Orange-breasted Waxbill]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Most of [[Africa]] south of Sahara; [[Senegal]] east to western [[Cameroon]], southern [[Sudan]] to [[Angola]] and south to [[South Africa]]. | Most of [[Africa]] south of Sahara; [[Senegal]] east to western [[Cameroon]], southern [[Sudan]] to [[Angola]] and south to [[South Africa]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This species has | + | It was formerly considered conspecific with [[Black-faced Quailfinch]]. |
| − | * | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | * | + | This species has five subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| − | + | *''O. f. fuscocrissa'': | |
| − | + | :*Highlands of [[Ethiopia]] and [[Eritrea]] | |
| + | *''O. f. muelleri (bradfieldi, miniscula)'': | ||
| + | :*[[Kenya]] to [[Zambia]], [[Angola]], [[Namibia]], northern Cape Province, Transvaal | ||
| + | *''O. f. smithersi'': | ||
| + | :*North-eastern [[Zambia]] | ||
| + | *''O. f. pallida'': | ||
| + | :*Northern [[Botswana]] and adjacent north-western [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
| + | *''O. f. digressa'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Zimbabwe]], southern [[Mozambique]], [[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]], [[Swaziland]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open areas with patchy grass growth, near water, sandy grassland, marsh, farms and croplands, and recently mowed areas. | Open areas with patchy grass growth, near water, sandy grassland, marsh, farms and croplands, and recently mowed areas. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes small grass seeds and on occasional spiders or insects. | The diet includes small grass seeds and on occasional spiders or insects. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | A dome-shaped nest of grass stems and blades is built on the ground. 4-6 white eggs are | + | A dome-shaped nest of grass stems and blades is built on the ground. The clutch consists of 4-6 white eggs which are incubated by both parents. |
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| − | The call is a metallic ''trillink'' or ''chwillink'' | + | The call is a metallic ''djink'', ''trillink'' or ''chwillink'' (often given in flight), and the song is a series of ''click, clack, cluck'' notes delivered rapidly and repeatedly. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#{{Ref-GillWright08}} |
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#Answers.com |
| − | + | #Feathered Flyer | |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Ortygospiza+ | + | {{GSearch|Ortygospiza+fuscocrissa}} |
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ortygospiza]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ortygospiza]] | ||
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