Species Status: LC

Vleis. Small yellow bird; dark wings with yellow-edged feathers; black bill and legs.

Thornveld. Crimson below; black above with white wing-stripe.

Woodland. Bill pale yellow; head and underparts yellow with red spotting; above black with white feather edges.

Bushveld. Rufous brown above with black-and-white facial marks; well-spotted light brown breast; red legs.

Lowland riverine forests and dune forests. Pale beak; black tufted head and neck.

Wetlands. Red mask, bill and central belly; brown-barred below.

Reedbeds. Rufous wings, darker on nape; cap and tail coppery-black.

Bushveld and woodland. Tawny head with light brown body and fine black barring on chest.

Forest & dense river fringes. Tail has shallow fork only. Wine-red eyes. Noisy.

Suburbia. Its green-black plumage shows a purple sheen about the upper breast and mantle.

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