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Estrilda nigriloris |
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Estrilda nigriloris |
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Astrild à masque noir |
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Black-faced Waxbill |
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| Kantshikenke, Kiniawabatua, Kanyinawabatua, Katsitsikinia, Kankundulio (Kiluba) | |
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Very close to the common Estrilda astrild but distinguished from it by its black rather than red mask. Bill is a little smaller. Otherwise, also have a striated plumage and a red belly patch. |
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Endemic to Katanga. Its status is still uncertain and BAK is busy doing research on it. Only found around the lake Upemba and along the Lualaba banks. |
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Gregarious bird moving in groups of about 20 individuals. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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