Rock amaranth
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Rock amaranth ( Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis ) |
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The rock amaranth ( Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis ) is an African species from the finch family . No subspecies are distinguished for this species, which was first described in 1998. The rock amaranth is similar to the Reichenow amaranth , but is much more reddish on the back than this.
description
The rock amaranth reaches a body length of ten to eleven centimeters. The male has a gray top of the head and neck. The back and the wing coverts are red-brown, the rump and the upper tail coverts are red. The cheeks, throat, chest and abdominal plumage are deep red. The upper flanks and the sides of the chest have white, point-like spots. The under tail-coverts are black. The females are similar to the males, but are generally a little paler and the white spots on the side of the body have gray spots.
Distribution area and way of life
The rock amaranth has so far only been observed in northern Nigeria on the Jos plateau . It is believed, however, that it also occurs in North Cameroon . Its habitat is stony landscapes with thickets, forests or grasslands. He lives individually, in pairs and in small groups. Its diet consists of small grass seeds. The reproductive behavior has not yet been conclusively investigated. All that has been proven is that the Jos Atlas widow ( Vidua maryae ) is a brood parasite of the rock amaranth.
supporting documents
literature
- Jürgen Nicolai (Ed.), Joachim Steinbacher (Ed.), Renate van den Elzen, Gerhard Hofmann, Claudia Mettke-Hofmann: Prachtfinken - Afrika , Series Handbuch der Vogelpflege, Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8001- 4964-3
Web links
- BirdLife Factsheet , accessed June 15, 2010
- Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
Single receipts
- ↑ Nicolai et al., P. 162