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Grey-headed Oliveback
Delacourella capistrata (Hartlaub, 1861)
Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Grey-headed Oliveback, Delacourella capistrata, is an estrildid finch found in Africa from Senegal and Gambia to Guinea and east to southern South Sudan, western Uganda and north-eastern DR Congo. It is also known as the white-cheeked oliveback. The bird belongs to the family Estrildidae and was described by Hartlaub in 1861. Its range also includes the Sudan region and nearby areas.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Breeding range
- Africa: Senegal and Gambia to Guinea and e to s South Sudan, w Uganda and ne DR Congo
