Yellow-bellied girlitz
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Yellow-bellied girlitz ( Crithagra flaviventris ) |
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The yellow-bellied girlitz ( Crithagra flaviventris , Syn . : Serinus flaviventris , Serinops flaviventris ) is a species of finch from the goldfinch-like subfamily . The species is occasionally kept as an ornamental bird in Europe.
description
The yellow belly girlitz reaches a body length of 13 to 14 centimeters. The male has yellow and gray-green facial markings. The underside is completely yellow. The neck and back are greenish-yellow with dark dashes. The wing-coverts, the wings and the tail are black with broad yellow borders. The female is drawn much more inconspicuously and has a predominantly gray plumage. There is little yellow on the underside of the body.
Way of life and distribution
The clutch of yellow-bellied girls consists of three to four eggs. These are light green in color and often have dark scribbles. The clutch is only incubated by the female and the nestlings are only hovered by the female. The male parent bird takes part in feeding the nestlings from around the eighth day of life of the nestlings. The nestling period lasts 18 days. After leaving the nest, the young birds are fed by the male alone for a few days.
The yellow-bellied girl is found from South Africa to Angola . Its habitat is bushy grassland.
literature
- Horst Bielfeld : Knowing and caring for 300 ornamental birds. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-8001-5737-2 .
Web link
- Crithagra flaviventris inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017.3. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2018.