Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Pytilia melba
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Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba |
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The pytilias are waxbills often seen in bushed or wooded grassland. The male green-winged pytilia has a uniformly olive-green back and wings and a red forehead and anterior neck; the latter grey in the female. The upper photo (Lake Baringo-Kenya) is courtesy of Per Holmen. The 2nd and 3rd row pair was seen on the Maasai Steppe, courtesy of Frank Priscus Shirima. The left 6th row juvenile (Monduli) is courtesy of Zakayo Gabriel Jacob. The left 7th row photo (Olduvai visitor center) is courtesy of Siegfried Woldhek. The right lower bird (Lake Eyasi) is courtesy of Karine Van der Vurst. The other photos were taken at Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Itigi and Mikumi. Click the photo above to see 18 enlargements. |
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