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Green-winged Pytilia

Green-winged Pytilia - Adult male

Photographer

» Jason Anderson

Location

» near Adi Quala, Eritrea

Country image taken

» Eritrea

Date

» May, 2009

Equipment

» Sony Cybershot 10x zoom

Bird Species

»Pytilia melba - Green-winged Pytilia

Bird Species (French)

»Beaumarquet melba

Bird Family

»Estrildidae - Waxbills, Mannikins & Allies

Bird Group

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

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Subspecies in Eritrea should be jessei, but this bird looks more typical of soudanensis, as no grey loral patch seems to be visible.

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