African Bird Club

Lesser Seedcracker (Pyrenestes minor) - Adult female

Photographer

» Louis Andre Hansen

Location

» Udzungwa Mts.

Country image taken

» Tanzania

Date

» July, 2007

Equipment

» Canon EOS 5, lense 25-104mm

Bird Species

»Pyrenestes minor - Lesser Seedcracker

Bird Species (French)

»Petit pyréneste

Bird Family

»Estrildidae - Waxbills, Mannikins & Allies

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Sex; Female. Age; Adult. No subspecies given in e.g. Birds of Africa - subspecies novo? The individual was in heavy moult. Have seen other photos of this species where the species showed a brownish-grey upperpart, admit this is not the best picture, however it is more grey then anticipated. Udzungwa Mts, July 2007. Copyright@; Louis A. Hansen. The sex was identified due to the shape and feathering of the cloacae region. This photo shows the bill colour - deep black.