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;Lagonosticta senegala | ;Lagonosticta senegala | ||
| − | [[Image:Bland_taggar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by UflL]] | + | [[Image:Bland_taggar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by UflL<br/> Location: Niamey, Niger ]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | This is a small bird 10cm in length. The adult male has scarlet plumage and brown wings. The bill is pink, and there its eyering is yellow. It can be found with other species such as the [[Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu]]. Its song is a rising ''chick-pea-pea-pea''. | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] It had been introduced to [[Egypt]], but is now extinct there. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Grassland and cultivation. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Its diet includes seeds and grain. It builds a nest of grass, domed in shape, usually built in a bush. It lays 3-6 white eggs. The [[Village Indigo]] bird is a parasite of the nests. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Lagonosticta+senegala}} | {{GSearch|Lagonosticta+senegala}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 22 September 2007
- Lagonosticta senegala
Identification
This is a small bird 10cm in length. The adult male has scarlet plumage and brown wings. The bill is pink, and there its eyering is yellow. It can be found with other species such as the Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu. Its song is a rising chick-pea-pea-pea.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa It had been introduced to Egypt, but is now extinct there.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Grassland and cultivation.
Behaviour
Its diet includes seeds and grain. It builds a nest of grass, domed in shape, usually built in a bush. It lays 3-6 white eggs. The Village Indigo bird is a parasite of the nests.
