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''Pseudochloroptila totta'', ''Crithagra totta'' | ''Pseudochloroptila totta'', ''Crithagra totta'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length 12-13 cm, mass 10-16 g. | + | Length 12-13 cm, mass 10-16 g.<br /> |
| − | + | '''Adult male''': Back and wing coverts are warm olive-brown; flight and tail feathers are blackish brown with white tips. Rump, throat, breast and belly are yellow. Head pale brownish olive to greyish, lightly streaked brown and yellow; indistinct yellow eyebrow.<br /> | |
| − | '''Adult male''': Back and wing coverts are warm olive-brown; flight and tail feathers are blackish brown with white tips. Rump, throat, breast and belly are yellow. Head pale brownish olive to greyish, lightly streaked brown and yellow; indistinct yellow eyebrow. | ||
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'''Adult female''': Duller than the male; upperparts similar to those of the male, but white tips of flight and tail feathers are less distinct; throat and breast streaked brown. | '''Adult female''': Duller than the male; upperparts similar to those of the male, but white tips of flight and tail feathers are less distinct; throat and breast streaked brown. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
South-western [[South Africa]] (country endemic). | South-western [[South Africa]] (country endemic). | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Fynbos of mountains and valleys; also edges of forest and pine plantations, patches of alien ''Acacia'', and gardens. | Fynbos of mountains and valleys; also edges of forest and pine plantations, patches of alien ''Acacia'', and gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | In pairs, family groups or flocks. | + | In pairs, family groups or flocks. |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Forages on the ground in bare patches, mainly for seeds, but also eats buds, flowers, nectar and insects. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | The nest is a shallow cup of fine grass and fine rootlets and lined with fine grass (sometimes plant down, wool, or hair), built by the female. Three to four eggs are laid August to December, and incubated for about 13 days by the female (fed by the male on the nest). | + | The nest is a shallow cup of fine grass and fine rootlets and lined with fine grass (sometimes plant down, wool, or hair), built by the female. Three to four eggs are laid August to December, and incubated for about 13 days by the female (fed by the male on the nest). |
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| + | There is one record of brood parasitism by [[Red-chested Cuckoo]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}} |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Serinus+totta}} | {{GSearch|Serinus+totta}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Serinus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Serinus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 23:00, 7 October 2010
- Serinus totta
Pseudochloroptila totta, Crithagra totta
Identification
Length 12-13 cm, mass 10-16 g.
Adult male: Back and wing coverts are warm olive-brown; flight and tail feathers are blackish brown with white tips. Rump, throat, breast and belly are yellow. Head pale brownish olive to greyish, lightly streaked brown and yellow; indistinct yellow eyebrow.
Adult female: Duller than the male; upperparts similar to those of the male, but white tips of flight and tail feathers are less distinct; throat and breast streaked brown.
Distribution
South-western South Africa (country endemic).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Fynbos of mountains and valleys; also edges of forest and pine plantations, patches of alien Acacia, and gardens.
Behaviour
In pairs, family groups or flocks.
Diet
Forages on the ground in bare patches, mainly for seeds, but also eats buds, flowers, nectar and insects.
Breeding
The nest is a shallow cup of fine grass and fine rootlets and lined with fine grass (sometimes plant down, wool, or hair), built by the female. Three to four eggs are laid August to December, and incubated for about 13 days by the female (fed by the male on the nest).
There is one record of brood parasitism by Red-chested Cuckoo.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cape Siskin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cape_Siskin
