- Euschistospiza cinereovinacea
Identification
11·5 cm (4½ in)
Male (nominate)
- Dark grey head, back and breast
- Red rump and upper-tail coverts
- Blackish-brown tail
- Pale brown upper wing
Distribution
Western Africa: occurs only in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola
Eastern Africa: Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi
Taxonomy
Euschistospiza cinereovinacea has two subspecies:[1]
- E. c. cinereovinacea
- Highlands of western and central Angola
- E. c. graueri
Habitat
Open grassland, especially with tall grass. Miombo woodland thickets.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on the ground for small grass seeds and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky Twinspot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky_Twinspot
