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| − | + | [[Image:Forest_canary.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Alan Manson<br />Photo taken: Queen Elizabeth Park, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa .]] | |
| + | ''Crithagra scotops'' | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Length 12-13 cm, mass 15 g. Above olive green with brown streaks. Black face mask extending from lores to chin, eyebrow yellow. Below yellow with green wash and olive streaks on breast and flanks. Face mask and streaks below are diagnostic. Female and juveniles are duller than males. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Eastern and southern South Africa, eastern Lesotho and western Swaziland. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Three subspecies based on plumage coloration: ''C. s. scotops'' from low-altitude (eastern) KwaZulu-Natal and coastal Eastern Cape; '' C. s. transvaalensis'' Afromontane forests of Limpopo Province and Mpumalanga, breast darker and more strongly streaked than nominate; ''C. s. umbrosa'' Coastal forests of southern Western Cape and Afromontane forests of Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal (>1000 m), upper parts darker green than nominate, underparts duller and eyebrow shorter. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forest, coastal thicket, tall shrubland and ''Protea'' woodland, orchards, wooded gardens, and plantations. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Inconspicuous, foraging in small groups or pairs in the mid to upper canopy, forest margin vegetation or on ground. Food includes small seeds, fruit, flowers and leaves. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 09:18, 18 July 2007
- Serinus scotops
- Serinus scotops
Crithagra scotops
Identification
Length 12-13 cm, mass 15 g. Above olive green with brown streaks. Black face mask extending from lores to chin, eyebrow yellow. Below yellow with green wash and olive streaks on breast and flanks. Face mask and streaks below are diagnostic. Female and juveniles are duller than males.
Distribution
Eastern and southern South Africa, eastern Lesotho and western Swaziland.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies based on plumage coloration: C. s. scotops from low-altitude (eastern) KwaZulu-Natal and coastal Eastern Cape; C. s. transvaalensis Afromontane forests of Limpopo Province and Mpumalanga, breast darker and more strongly streaked than nominate; C. s. umbrosa Coastal forests of southern Western Cape and Afromontane forests of Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal (>1000 m), upper parts darker green than nominate, underparts duller and eyebrow shorter.
Habitat
Forest, coastal thicket, tall shrubland and Protea woodland, orchards, wooded gardens, and plantations.
Behaviour
Inconspicuous, foraging in small groups or pairs in the mid to upper canopy, forest margin vegetation or on ground. Food includes small seeds, fruit, flowers and leaves.
