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;Amandava subflava | ;Amandava subflava | ||
[[Image:Zebra_Waxbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rudydbn<br />This male was photographed in Eston, KZN, South Africa..]] | [[Image:Zebra_Waxbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rudydbn<br />This male was photographed in Eston, KZN, South Africa..]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 9cm. Reddish iris, orange breast, red bill and dark olive-green plumage. ''' Male''' - red rump, dark bars on the whitish flank and scarlet eyebrow stripe. '''Female''' - duller and smaller than male and lacks the red eyebrow. | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Sub Saharan [[Africa]]. | ||
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| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Grassland and savannas. | ||
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| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes seeds, insects and shoots. | ||
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| + | 4-6 eggs are laid in oval-shaped nest made from grass. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Amandava+subflava}} | {{GSearch|Amandava+subflava}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:41, 2 October 2008
Alternative name: Orange-breasted Waxbill
- Amandava subflava
Identification
9cm. Reddish iris, orange breast, red bill and dark olive-green plumage. Male - red rump, dark bars on the whitish flank and scarlet eyebrow stripe. Female - duller and smaller than male and lacks the red eyebrow.
Distribution
Sub Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Grassland and savannas.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds, insects and shoots.
4-6 eggs are laid in oval-shaped nest made from grass.
