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Zebra Waxbill Amandava subflava (aka Sporaeginthus subflavus) |
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Ghana The Zebra Waxbill is distributed throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara and into the south-west corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is found in open grassy areas often near swampy areas and water. They are usually in small flocks as were these we encountered near a pond at the roadside. |
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As you can see from the photos, they were feeding inside the scrubby bushes and were difficult to photograph. The male, seen in photos 1 to 3, has a red bill, a bright red supercilium and red on the rump and uppertail coverts. The throat is yellow and the rest of the underparts are bright orange with brownish zebra stripes on the flanks. The female, as in photo 4, is duller lacking the red supercilium and the orange underparts. | |||
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The calls are a squeaky cheep. | |||
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