Black-bellied Seedcracker

Pyrenestes ostrinus

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Black-bellied Seedcracker Canon 7D Focal length 420mm 1/160 sec exposure F6.3 ISO 320
July 2010 Mabira Forest, Uganda Adult male
Black-bellied Seedcracker Canon 7D Focal length 420mm 1/80 sec exposure F6.3 ISO 320
July 2010 Mabira Forest, Uganda Adults

Experiences with species

I was glad to get this bird, on my last day in Uganda, having looked and failed to find Lesser Seedcracker in Mozambique. This bird is similar, although darker and a bit larger, and probably about as skulking!