- Euschistospiza dybowskii
Identification
11-11.5cm
- Mainly grey
- Red upper back
- Black flanks with white spots arranged in pairs
- Eye-ring pale grey-blue but can be pink or red
- Male - black underparts
- Female - grey underparts
Distribution
Across Africa just south of Sahara, in Senegambia and Guinea to northern Zaire and extreme southern Sudan.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open grassy woodland and grassy rock outcrops.
Behaviour
Breeding
The male builds a domed shaped nest in shrubs from grass, lined with grass and feathers. The 4-6 white eggs are incubated by both sexes during the day, the female only at night, for 13-14 days. The young fledge 21 days later.
Diet
The diet includes seeds, insects and fruit.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Birdcare
- elibrary
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dybowski's Twinspot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dybowski%27s_Twinspot
