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, 1-23) is courtesy of Per Holmen. The left 4th row juvenile (Monduli, 8/24) is courtesy of Zakayo Gabriel Jacob. The left 5th row photo (Olduvai visitor center) is courtesy of Siegfried Woldhek. The right lower bird (Lake Eyasi, 2-08) 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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