Kenya
Quailfinch
Shy finch of open grasslands...in
eastern and southern Africa
...inconspicuous on the ground.
eastern and southern Africa
...inconspicuous on the ground.
Ortygospiza atricollis
(L 3.5" )
Masai Mara
22Oct2014
I think a bird is the worst present you can
give somebody because it‘s guilt-ridden.
This animal has the gift of flight, and you
put it in a cage and watch it not do that
until it dies.
give somebody because it‘s guilt-ridden.
This animal has the gift of flight, and you
put it in a cage and watch it not do that
until it dies.
(Kyle Dunnigan)
Ortygospiza in Greek means
quail finch; atricollis in Latin
means black necked.
quail finch; atricollis in Latin
means black necked.
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