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White-collared Oliveback
Nesocharis ansorgei (Hartert, EJO, 1899)
Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
White-collared Oliveback, Nesocharis ansorgei, is a passerine in the Estrildidae family found in Africa, with a breeding range in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda to north-western Tanzania. It is also recorded from Burundi and Rwanda. The bird is not commonly seen in at least part of its range. Its global extent of occurrence has been estimated at 94,000 km2. The species was described by Hartert, EJO, in 1899.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Breeding range
- Africa: e DR Congo and w Uganda to nw Tanzania
