Black-chin quail deer
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The black-chin quail deer ( Ortygospiza gabonensis ) is a species of the finch family . Occasionally the species is treated as a subspecies of the quail fries .
description
The black-chin quail tiger reaches a body length of nine to ten centimeters. It is very similar to the quail deer, to which it is closely related. The males have bright red bills. The face and chin are black. The white chin patch, which is typical of the quail deer, is completely absent or limited to a few feathers. The tail is short and brown-black, the outer feathers have white end spots. The front chest, the sides of the chest and the flanks are banded in black and white. The stripes on the flanks are wider than on the chest and mixed with brown. The middle of the chest is pale and, unlike the quail tiger, is orange to chestnut brown.
Distribution and way of life
The distribution area of the black-chin quail deer is central Africa. It stretches from Equatorial Guinea to Guinea and south to Zambia . The habitat consists of areas with moderately tall to short grass. In northern Zambia it occurs in dry, sometimes flooded grass plains. The black-chin quail deer lives in pairs or in small groups of up to twelve birds. They are mostly on the ground and are usually well hidden in the vegetation. Their diet consists of small seeds from grass and herbaceous plants and small spiders.
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
- Peter Clement , Alan Harris, John Davis: Finches and Sparrows. An Identification Guide. Christopher Helm, London 1993, ISBN 0-7136-8017-2 .
Web links
- AVIBASE for the black-chin quail , accessed on June 20, 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nicolai et al., P. 308.