Angola waxbill

Angola waxbill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Coccopygia
Species:
C. bocagei
Binomial name
Coccopygia bocagei
Shelley, 1903
Synonyms

Coccopygia melanotis bocagei

The Angola waxbill (Coccopygia bocagei) is a species of estrildid finch endemic to western Angola. Some taxonomists consider it to be conspecific with the swee waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis) of the south and east of South Africa; it differs from this in the yellowish belly and undertail coverts, rather than grey as in the swee waxbill.[2]

It is 9–10 cm long, with a grey crown and pale grey breast, grading into the yellow belly. As in swee waxbill, the back and wings are olive-green, the rump is bright red, and the tail black. Males have a black throat, and females a pale grey throat. The bill is bicoloured, black on the upper mandible, and red on the lower mandible. The iris is brown, and the legs dark grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Coccopygia bocagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T103815110A104209120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103815110A104209120.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Cabot, José (1992). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 15. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 304, 307. ISBN 978-84-96553-68-2.