Biology:Grey-headed oliveback

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Short description: Species of bird

Grey-headed oliveback
Grey-headed Oliveback, Poli, Cameroon (5891711500).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Delacourella
Wolters, 1949
Species:
D. capistrata
Binomial name
Delacourella capistrata
(Hartlaub, 1861)

The grey-headed oliveback (Delacourella capistrata), also known as the white-cheeked oliveback, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 800,000 km2.

It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo & Uganda. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q930595 entry