The western bluebill (Spermophaga haematina) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.[2] It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,900,000 km2.
| Western bluebill | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Spermophaga |
| Species: | S. haematina
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| Binomial name | |
| Spermophaga haematina (Vieillot, 1807)
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It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.[3]
The male of this species has a red tipped blue bill, and red flanks from the chin to the breast. They also have a characteristic white-blue eye ring. The female has a blue bill with not as much red at the tip, and face color of either black, washed red or maroon.[4]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Spermophaga haematina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719398A132128808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719398A132128808.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Clements, JF (2009). The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World (6th ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- ^ Birdlife International. "Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Paradise Earth. "Western Bluebill". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
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