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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]] | [[Africa]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ''Spermophaga ruficapilla'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
+ | *''S. r. ruficapilla'' | ||
+ | :*Northern [[Angola]] to southern [[South Sudan]], [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]], and western [[Tanzania]] | ||
+ | *''S. r. cana'' | ||
+ | :*North-eastern [[Tanzania]] (Usambara Mountains) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Forest, moist thicket and secondary growth. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Eats seeds and small invertebrates. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Spermophaga+ruficapilla}} | {{GSearch|Spermophaga+ruficapilla}} | ||
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- Spermophaga ruficapilla
Identification
Distribution
Taxonomy
Spermophaga ruficapilla has two subspecies:[1]
- S. r. ruficapilla
- Northern Angola to southern South Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, and western Tanzania
- S. r. cana
- North-eastern Tanzania (Usambara Mountains)
Habitat
Forest, moist thicket and secondary growth.
Behaviour
Eats seeds and small invertebrates.
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/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-headed Bluebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-headed_Bluebill