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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Black-and-white speckled forehead, rufous nape and dark moustachial stripes. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Benin]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Chad]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Gambia]], [[Ghana]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Kenya]], [[Mali]], [[Mauritania]], [[Niger]], [[Nigeria]], [[Senegal]], [[Somalia]], [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Uganda]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ''Sporopipes frontalis'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
| + | *''S. f. frontalis'' | ||
| + | :*[[Senegambia]] to north-western [[Ethiopia]] and [[Eritrea]] | ||
| + | *''S. f. emini'' | ||
| + | :*Southern [[South Sudan]], northern [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]], and northern and central [[Tanzania]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry savanna and bushy grassland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Gregarious. Eats mainly seeds. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Monogamous. Usually a solitary nester, but may nest in colonies. The nest is large and untidy with a side entrance; built of grass in a bush. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}# Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. ''Birds of Africa south of the Sahara''. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sporopipes+frontalis}} | {{GSearch|Sporopipes+frontalis}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sporopipes]] |
Latest revision as of 16:09, 1 October 2017
- Sporopipes frontalis
Identification
Black-and-white speckled forehead, rufous nape and dark moustachial stripes.
Distribution
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Taxonomy
Sporopipes frontalis has two subspecies:1
- S. f. frontalis
- Senegambia to north-western Ethiopia and Eritrea
- S. f. emini
- Southern South Sudan, northern Uganda, western Kenya, and northern and central Tanzania
Habitat
Dry savanna and bushy grassland.
Behaviour
Gregarious. Eats mainly seeds.
Breeding
Monogamous. Usually a solitary nester, but may nest in colonies. The nest is large and untidy with a side entrance; built of grass in a bush.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Speckle-fronted Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speckle-fronted_Weaver
