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Cabanis's Ground-sparrow

A species of Ground Sparrows and Brown Towhees
Scientific name : Melozone cabanisi Genus : Ground Sparrows and Brown Towhees

Cabanis's Ground-sparrow, A species of Ground Sparrows and Brown Towhees
Botanical name: Melozone cabanisi
Genus: Ground Sparrows and Brown Towhees
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Cabanis's Ground-sparrow (Melozone cabanisi) Photo By arix10 , used under CC-BY-NC-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

It is on average 15cm long and weighs 28g. The adult has a stubby dark-grey bill, unstreaked olive-brown upperparts, a rufous crown and mainly white underparts. Young birds are browner above, have yellower underparts, and a duller indistinct head pattern. The rufous of the crown extends to behind the eye and is bordered on its anterior edge with black. This black border is broken by a white eye ring. The forehead is white, bordered below with a thin black line, there is a black malar stripe, and a black central breast patch.
Size
15 cm
Feeding Habits
Cabanis's Ground-sparrow primarily consumes seeds and small insects. It forages on the ground, employing a peck-and-scratch method, and has a particular inclination for certain seeds, denoting a dietary preference.
Habitat
Cabanis's Ground-sparrow typically inhabits dense undergrowth, thriving in a range of secondary growth vegetation from scrubby areas to woodlands. These birds are adapted to environments on the edge of forests, as well as human-modified landscapes like coffee plantations and hedgerows. Broadly, cabanis's Ground-sparrow is associated with ecological zones featuring thick cover, which offers both protection and foraging opportunities, prevalent across tropical and subtropical regions.
Dite type
Granivorous
Cabanis's Ground-sparrow (Melozone cabanisi) Cabanis's Ground-sparrow (Melozone cabanisi) Photo By arix10 , used under CC-BY-NC-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
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