Black-bellied Seedcracker - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Mike Barth
Kakum National Park, Ghana, October, 2013

Pyrenestes ostrinus

Identification

Black upperparts and tail, maroon head, throat, rump, white eyering, dark iris, dark grey bill.

Distribution

From Gabon across Africa.

Ostrinus - Ivory Coast to Gabon, ne Zaire, Uganda and nw Zambia.

Taxonomy

This species is either monotypic^[1] or has two subspecies ostrinus and maximus depending on authority^[2].

Crimson Seedcracker and Lesser Seedcracker have in the past been included in this species.

Habitat

All forests, especially seasonally flooded forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes sedge seeds.

References

1. 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/
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-bellied Seedcracker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-bellied_Seedcracker

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