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Serinus Dorsostriatus
Other
Names
 Somali
Canary
 Serin
à ventre blanc
 Weißbauchgirlitz
 Canario
de vientre blanco
 Witbuik
cini
 Canarino
ventre bianco
World:
Africa
in the E
and NE of the continent, from northern
Tanzania
, through
Kenya
and
NE Uganda
to
SE Sudan
,
Ethiopia
and western
Somalia
.
Kenya
: Locally common in the intermediate rainfall areas in the W of the
country. Mostly absent from the arid eastern regions although it is found around
the
Daua
River
. A
dry-country species which is generally found in small flocks. It normally feeds
on the ground but will also eat buds and flowers in the tops of trees. There are
2 races found in Kenya, the northern race (maculicollis) is pictured above and
is distinguished from the southern race (dorsostriatus) by having more white
below, extending to the under tail-coverts (in the southern race the crissum is
yellowish).
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