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Langonosticta senegala
The adult male has entirely scarlet plumage apart from brown wings. The bill is pink, and there is a yellow eye-ring. Females have uniformly brown upperparts and buff underparts. There is a small red patch in front of both eyes, and the bill is pink. It feeds mainly on grain and other seeds and frequents open grassland and cultivation.
This finch is a resident breeding bird in almost all parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Seen in Nairobi National Park.
Spotted on Jun 10, 2012
Submitted on Jul 30, 2012
14 Comments
A belated thanks, Mona!
Beautiful..
Thank you, Ali - it was the first time I had seen these birds and I agree that they are beauties!
very beautiful@
Thank you, Antonio, Isabella and Karen!
Gorgeous!
Wonderful Maria !!! Congratulations with the serie.
congratulations Maria,you have this precious,gorgeous bird in stock :) waiting for beeing revealed to the world,i wonder what other precous photos you have in your files :)
Thank you, Carol and Sergio!
Maria, you outdone yourself with this! Congratulations!
Fantastic series. Amazing birds.
Thank you, Mayra and Willie! I thought they were really lovely.
Beautiful series, Maria
Fascinating, Maria!!!