- Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Identification
Length 13 cm.
Dark cap, pale conical bill, black flank stripes, buff underparts, brown back.
Distribution
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and north-eastern Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Dry acacia savanna.
Behaviour
These birds feed on the ground, sometimes in large flocks.
They nest colonially in acacia trees in large, untidy cone-shaped nests attached to slender twigs.
References
- Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299
