Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Ethiopian Crimsonwing - Cryptospiza salvadorii

Description
Size: 4.5 inches.
Male: similar to male Red Faced Crimsonwing, but lacks red face patch and red on secondaries.
Female: similar to female Red Faced Crimsonwing, but lacks pale buff face patch and body is grayish-olive.
Call: is a soft 'teep' or variation thereof, 'tseep-tseep' and 'chip chip'.
Song: is a repetition of the call, but also has a rarely heard soft and melodic 'dee-goo-goo-day-dee'

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