Waxbills (Estrildidae)
Yellow-bellied Swee (Coccopygia quartinia) - HBW 15, p. 307
French: Astrild à ventre jaune
German: Gelbbauchastrild
Spanish: Estrilda Ventrigualda Oriental
Other common names: Yellow-bellied/Grey-headed Waxbill, East African Swee (Waxbill)
Taxonomy: E.[strelda] quartinia Bonaparte, 1850, "Abyssinia".
Genus often subsumed in Estrilda, but not closely related to latter. This species and C. bocagei and C. melanotis thought to form a superspecies; often treated as conspecific, but differ morphologically and in behaviour. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- quartinia ( Bonaparte, 1850) - Eritrea and Ethiopia.
- kilimensis Sharpe, 1890 - SE DRCongo, extreme SE Sudan, Kenya and Uganda S to C Tanzania.
- stuartirwini ( Clancey, 1969) - S & E Tanzania, E Zambia, Malawi, E Zimbabwe and S Mozambique (Mt Gorongoza).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two adults in a bush, feeding on seeds. Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp quartinia)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 7 years ago 45 sec 4.4 -
An adult perched on an inflorescence full of seeds, eating the seeds. Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp quartinia)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 7 years ago 44 sec 4.4 -
An adult in a bush, feeding on seeds. Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp quartinia)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 2 years ago 48 sec 4.3 -
A bird in a papyrus swamp Locality Katoke, Uganda (ssp kilimensis)
Josep del Hoyo 1 September 2006 6 years ago 13 sec 4 -
A bird preening on a branch and jumping away Locality Harenna forest, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp quartinia)
Ron Hoff 3 December 2007 5 years ago 13 sec 3.7 -
A bird moving between stems Locality Uganda (ssp kilimensis)
Rigdon Currie 31 July 2004 6 years ago 7 sec 3
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Yellow-bellied Swee at its drinking bowl
Locality Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi (ssp stuartirwini)
Roland Bischoff 8 September 2009 1 year ago 3.3 -
Yellow-bellied Swee (East African Swee) in Zomba Plateau forest
Locality Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi (ssp stuartirwini)
Roland Bischoff 7 September 2009 1 year ago 3.2 -
a bird perched
Locality Mena Gesha Forest, Ethiopia
Stefan Helming 8 November 2009 3 years ago 3.2 -
Adult feeding on flower
Locality Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya (ssp kilimensis)
Photo-ay 10 July 2005 1 year ago 3 -
picture taken in a small valley on about 3000m above sea level
Locality Ethiopia
Maurice D. Voyame 13 November 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Shy bird drinking in a small river (around 2800 m above sea level)
Locality Gambo Rural Hospital, Shashamane, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Juan Gonzalez Valdivieso 1 November 2009 2 years ago 2.5
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