Waxbills (Estrildidae)
Dusky Twinspot (Euschistospiza cinereovinacea) - HBW 15, p. 333
French: Sénégali sombre
German: Schieferastrild
Spanish: Estrilda Sombrí
Other common names: Dusky Firefinch
Taxonomy: Lagonosticta cinereo-vinacea Sousa, 1889, Quindumbo, Angola.
Forms a superspecies with E. dybowskii. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cinereovinacea ( Sousa, 1889) - W Angola.
- graueri ( Rothschild, 1909) - mountains of Albertine Rift in DRCongo, SW Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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two birds bathing and interacting Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp graueri)
Martin Kennewell 3 June 2004 28 weeks ago 39 sec 4 -
Two birds on the ground, then one flying away Locality Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp graueri)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2006 4 years ago 17 sec 2.9 -
distant view on ground Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp graueri)
Martin Kennewell 3 June 2004 28 weeks ago 10 sec 2.3
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One of a couple of birds feeding on a track in open-country.
Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp graueri)
Tom Tarrant 6 January 2006 2 years ago 2
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