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Grey-headed oliveback

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Grey-headed oliveback
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Delacourella
Wolters, 1949
Species:
D. capistrata
Binomial name
Delacourella capistrata
(Hartlaub, 1861)

The grey-headed oliveback (Delacourella capistrata), also known as the white-cheeked oliveback, is a common species of estrildid finch. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 800,000 km2.

It is native to the Sudan (region) and adjacent areas. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Nesocharis capistrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.