Yellow-parted girlitz
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Yellow-crowned girlitz ( Serinus canicollis ) |
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The yellow- headed girlitz ( Serinus canicollis ), also called Cape canary , is a species of the finch family . The species is occasionally kept in Europe as an ornamental bird.
description
The yellow head girl reaches a body length of thirteen centimeters. The two sexes are colored similarly. The females tend to have slightly more dull plumage colors.
The plumage of the yellow-crowned girl is predominantly gray-green in color. The face, the underside of the body, the broad hems of the wing covers, the wings and the tail feathers are a little more yellow. The beak, like the feet and legs, is horn-colored.
Way of life and distribution
The female builds the nest and incubates the clutch on her own. The nestlings are also initially cared for by the female alone; the male participates in caring for the nestlings from the eighth day of life.
The distribution area of the yellow-crowned girl extends over large areas of Africa. It occurs from South Africa to Ethiopia . Its habitat is open highlands, often at altitudes above 2,000 meters. It occurs there on bushy slopes and plantations. It has also opened up human settlement areas and occurs on plantations, in gardens and on roadsides, among other places.
literature
- Horst Bielfeld : Knowing and caring for 300 ornamental birds. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-8001-5737-2 .
Web link
- Serinus canicollis inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.