Gray-headed Oliveback
- Scientific name
- Delacourella capistrata
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Notched
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Why it matters
The Gray-headed Oliveback is a distinctive estrildid finch found primarily in the forests and dense thickets of Central and West Africa. Its unique silhouette is defined by its rounded wings and slightly notched tail, features that contribute to its characteristically low-altitude, fluttering flight pattern within the understory.
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