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[[Image:Yellow-bellied Waxbill ssp kilimensis .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''kilimensis''<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Naiberi Resort, south-east of Eldoret, [[Kenya]], September 2010]] | [[Image:Yellow-bellied Waxbill ssp kilimensis .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''kilimensis''<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Naiberi Resort, south-east of Eldoret, [[Kenya]], September 2010]] | ||
Sub Saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | Sub Saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
| − | + | '''Western Africa''': found only in [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] and [[Angola]]<br /> | |
'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
'''Southern Africa''': occurs only in [[Namibia]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | '''Southern Africa''': occurs only in [[Namibia]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
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Sometimes placed in the genus [[:Category:Estrilda|Estrilda]]. | Sometimes placed in the genus [[:Category:Estrilda|Estrilda]]. | ||
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*''C. q. quartinia'' | *''C. q. quartinia'' | ||
:*Highlands of [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]] and south-eastern [[Sudan]] | :*Highlands of [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]] and south-eastern [[Sudan]] | ||
*''C. q. kilimensis'' | *''C. q. kilimensis'' | ||
| − | :* | + | :*Extreme southeastern [[South Sudan]], eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]], and northern and central [[Tanzania]] |
*''C. q. stuartirwini'' | *''C. q. stuartirwini'' | ||
:*Southern [[Malawi]] and eastern [[Zimbabwe]] to northern [[Mozambique]] | :*Southern [[Malawi]] and eastern [[Zimbabwe]] to northern [[Mozambique]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
# BirdLife International. 2008. ''The BirdLife checklist of the birds of the world, with conservation status and taxonomic sources''. Version 1. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip] [.xls zipped 1 MB]. | # BirdLife International. 2008. ''The BirdLife checklist of the birds of the world, with conservation status and taxonomic sources''. Version 1. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip] [.xls zipped 1 MB]. | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-GillWright08}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#Avibase |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Coccopygia+quartinia}} | {{GSearch|Coccopygia+quartinia}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Coccopygia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Coccopygia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:45, 2 October 2017
- Coccopygia quartinia
Estrilda quartinia
Identification
Length 9-10 cm
A small waxbill with an olive back, red rump, grey head and breast and yellow belly. The upper mandible is black and the lower mandible red (diagnostic).
Distribution
Sub Saharan Africa
Western Africa: found only in Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: occurs only in Namibia and Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
Yellow-bellied Waxbill is lumped with Swee Waxbill E. melanotis by some authorities.1
Sometimes placed in the genus Estrilda.
Subspecies
Estrilda quartinia has three subspecies:2
- C. q. quartinia
- C. q. kilimensis
- Extreme southeastern South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and northern and central Tanzania
- C. q. stuartirwini
- Southern Malawi and eastern Zimbabwe to northern Mozambique
Habitat
Rank vegetation; forest edge and plantations.
Behaviour
Diet
Eats mainly grass seeds, both on the ground and from grass seed-heads.
Vocalisation
A soft swee-swee.
References
- BirdLife International. 2008. The BirdLife checklist of the birds of the world, with conservation status and taxonomic sources. Version 1. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB].
- 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/
- Gill, F and M Wright. 2008. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, USA. 2006. ISBN 9780691128276. Update (2008) downloaded from http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html.
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-bellied Waxbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-bellied_Waxbill
