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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Description
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
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
New world sparrows Species
Cabanis's Ground-sparrow 
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