Waxbill, Sween
Roberts No: 850Small waxbill with short black tail, red rump and two-tone bill (black upper and red lower). Male has black face and throat, female has grey head. Contact call a thin ‘seeee’. Occurs in flocks, often visiting feeding trays in gardens with Common Waxbills.
Family Name:
Coccopygia melanotis
Common Name:
Waxbill, Sween
Size:
9 to 10 cm
Status:
Resident
Food:
seeds and small insects; invertebrates
Waxbill, Sween
Family Name: Coccopygia melanotisCommon Name: Waxbill, Sween
Roberts No: 850
9 to 10 cm Resident seeds and small insects; invertebrates
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