White-breasted nigrita
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| Species: | N. fusconotus
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| Nigrita fusconotus Fraser, 1843
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The white-breasted negrofinch (Nigrita fusconotus)is a very small negrofinch with a rather waxbill-like appearance, a black cap and tail contrast with thee brown back and wings and white under parts. Both sexes are alike but the immature has thee crown, rump and tail browner. It is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,700,000 km2.
It lives in forest habitats, commonly found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda. The status of the species is evaluated by the IUCN as being of least concern.
References
External links
- BirdLife International species factsheet
- Image on the Animal Diversity Web
Birds of East Africa
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Nigrita (genus)
- Birds of Africa
- Birds of Angola
- Birds of Benin
- Birds of Cameroon
- Birds of the Central African Republic
- Birds of the Republic of the Congo
- Birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Birds of Ivory Coast
- Birds of Equatorial Guinea
- Birds of Gabon
- Birds of Ghana
- Birds of Guinea
- Birds of Kenya
- Birds of Nigeria
- Birds of Mali
- Birds of Liberia
- Birds of Rwanda
- Birds of Sierra Leone
- Birds of Tanzania
- Birds of Uganda
- Estrildidae stubs