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[[Image:Black-eared_Seed-Eater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Near Kolwezi, [[DRC]], October 2008]] | [[Image:Black-eared_Seed-Eater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Near Kolwezi, [[DRC]], October 2008]] | ||
;[[:Category:Crithagra|Crithagra]] mennelli | ;[[:Category:Crithagra|Crithagra]] mennelli | ||
''Serinus mennelli'' | ''Serinus mennelli'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 13–14 cm (5-5½ in) | ||
| + | *Pale grey overall plumage | ||
| + | *Dark face | ||
| + | *White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]] south of the equator: [[Mozambique]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Malawi]], [[Zambia]], eastern [[Angola]], southern [[DRC]], and south-western [[Tanzania]]. | [[Africa]] south of the equator: [[Mozambique]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Malawi]], [[Zambia]], eastern [[Angola]], southern [[DRC]], and south-western [[Tanzania]]. | ||
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Miombo and mopane Woodland. | Miombo and mopane Woodland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | Their diet consists mostly of small seeds, buds, flowers, nectar and fruit. They also eat some small insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Crithagra+mennelli}} | {{GSearch|Crithagra+mennelli}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Crithagra]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Crithagra]] | ||
Revision as of 00:00, 8 October 2016
- Crithagra mennelli
Serinus mennelli
Identification
13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
- Pale grey overall plumage
- Dark face
- White supercilium
Distribution
Africa south of the equator: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, eastern Angola, southern DRC, and south-western Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed in genus Serinus by Clements.
Habitat
Miombo and mopane Woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of small seeds, buds, flowers, nectar and fruit. They also eat some small insects.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-eared Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-eared_Seedeater
