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'''Alternative name: Orange-breasted Waxbill''' | '''Alternative name: Orange-breasted Waxbill''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Amandava|Amandava]] subflava | ;[[:Category:Amandava|Amandava]] subflava | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Zebra_Waxbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|rudydbn|rudydbn}}<br />Eston, [[KZN]], [[South Africa]], February 2006]] | |
| − | [[Image:Zebra_Waxbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rudydbn<br /> | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 9cm | + | 9cm<br /> |
| − | + | *Reddish iris | |
| + | *Orange breast | ||
| + | *Red bill | ||
| + | *Dark olive-green plumage<br /> | ||
| + | ''' Male''' | ||
| + | *Red rump | ||
| + | *Dark bars on whitish flank | ||
| + | *Scarlet eyebrow stripe<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': duller and smaller than male and lacks the red eyebrow | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Sub Saharan [[Africa]] | + | Sub Saharan [[Africa]] and [[Middle East]]<br /> |
| − | + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | |
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]], [[eSwatini]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Middle East''': [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Some authorities place this species in the genus [[:Category:Sporaeginthus|Sporaeginthus]]. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are two recognized subspecies.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | There are two recognized subspecies.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
| − | *''A. s. | + | *''A. s. subflava'': |
| − | + | :*[[Senegal]] to southern [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]] and western [[Kenya]], Southern [[Yemen]] | |
| − | + | *''A. s. clarkei'': | |
| − | + | :*[[Gabon]] and western [[Angola]] to [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], and [[South Africa]] | |
| − | *''A. s. clarkei'' | + | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Grassland and savannas. | Grassland and savannas. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes seeds, insects and shoots. | The diet includes seeds, insects and shoots. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | 4-6 eggs | + | The clutch of 4-6 eggs is laid in an oval-shaped nest made from grass. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}} |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Amandava+subflava}} | {{GSearch|Amandava+subflava}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Amandava]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Amandava]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:49, 11 November 2021
Alternative name: Orange-breasted Waxbill
- Amandava subflava
Identification
9cm
- Reddish iris
- Orange breast
- Red bill
- Dark olive-green plumage
Male
- Red rump
- Dark bars on whitish flank
- Scarlet eyebrow stripe
Female: duller and smaller than male and lacks the red eyebrow
Distribution
Sub Saharan Africa and Middle East
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini
Middle East: Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Taxonomy
Some authorities place this species in the genus Sporaeginthus.
Subspecies
There are two recognized subspecies.1
- A. s. subflava:
- A. s. clarkei:
- Gabon and western Angola to Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa
Habitat
Grassland and savannas.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds, insects and shoots.
Breeding
The clutch of 4-6 eggs is laid in an oval-shaped nest made from grass.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Zebra Waxbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Zebra_Waxbill
