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Gray-headed Nigrita (Nigrita canicapillus)

Gray-headed Nigrita (Nigrita canicapillus)
Gray-headed Nigrita (Nigrita canicapillus)

About Gray-headed Nigrita (Nigrita canicapillus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Old World Sparrows

The grey-headed nigrita (Nigrita canicapillus) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,700,000 km².

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, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zambia. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References[edit]

BirdLife Species Factsheet



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  • 2017-01-06
    Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma, Uganda
  • 2017-01-07
    Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma, Uganda
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  • 2017-01-11
    Bigodi Swamp, Uganda