A Field Guide to the Birds of East and Central Africa |
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acacia adult Allied Species Angola appearance areas band barred belly bill bird blue breast breeding bright brown buff bush bush country Central Africa chest chestnut coast colour common conspicuous coverts crest crown cultivated dark differs distinctive distinguished Distribution and Habitat Eagle East Africa East and Central eastern edges entirely Ethiopia Ethiopian Region European face female field flight flocks forest Frequents green ground head highlands Identification immature inches Inhabits Kenya lacks lakes larger legs locally loud mainly male metallic migrant neck nesting northern Northern Rhodesia Nyasaland occurs outer pairs pale patch Plover plumage resembles resident rivers rufous rump scrub seen short side silent smaller Somaliland sometimes song South Africa southern streaked Sudan tail feathers Tanganyika throat throughout trees Uganda uncommon underparts upperparts usually utters Voice WEAVER West western whistle whitish Widely wings winter visitor wooded woodland yellow