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.הבקנל רכזה ןיב טלובה דוגינב ונימ ינבמ הנוש ,ןטק ינורפע :הפיכ-רוחש ןחיחצ .רפרפא םוחב עובצה ובגל דוגינב םירוחש ונורג ספו ונוחג ,ותפיכ :רכזל .תורוחש תוינוציחה הבנז תורבא ,ילוח םוח םעבצש תוירבדמה ינורפע ראשכ :הבקנה .םיערז ירקיעה ונוזמש דיעמ הבעו רצק רוקמה .םימ רוקמל קוקז וניא ןחיחצה ,םיקרחו םיערזמ םינוזינו תוירבדמ ולודיג תיב .תליא רוזאו הברעב רידנו יארקא ןמדזמ ץראב .גי 'טל בויא ... הסלענ םיננר ףנכ ... | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
E. n. nigriceps Cape Verde Islands. E. n. albifrons S Sahara, E to Nile valley. E. n. melanauchen Red Sea coast and E to N India. E. n. affinis Iran to Pakistqn and N India. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.10-11 cm, wingspan 20-22 cm. Male, forehead white, cheeks, neck and nape grey-white, contrasting markedly with black crown, band through eye to bill. Rest of upperparts warm dun, with indistinct soft, dusky streaks on mantle and wing coverts, and paler grey-buff edges to tertials and wing coverts. Tail dark, with sandy-brown central feathers and black outer feathers. Undertail black. All upperparts except tail may bleach to stone color.Female, pale tawny above, buff-white below, indistinct brown streaks and mottling on upperparts, lower throat, and chest, showing only at close range. Tail and under wing coverts similar to male but underwing with less black. Juvenile, resembles adult female but feathers distinctly pale-edged on mantle and wing covwerts and faintly barred grey on drown. Habitat.Saharo-sahelian savannas, along lowland coastal belts with growth of herbage like Aristida and Panicum, also occasional Acacia trees.Associated soils tend to be fine and sandy, often in depressions or beds of wadis. Saline, stony, and rocky terrain, and broken or strongly sloping ground are avoided. Food and FeedingMainly, seeds and insects. Feeds either by picking up food from ground or from vetgetation.May run erratically and occasionally chases flying insects. Breeding.Sep-Jan in Cape Verde Is. Apr in Saudi Arabia. Mar in Yemen and Oman.Colonial nester in small groups of 20, up to 60 pairs. Nest scrape, depression or quite deep caup-shaped hole, lined wigh grass, hair, or feathers on base of fine twigs. 2-3 eggs, smooth and fairly glossy, greyish or dirty white. Incubation 11-12 days by both sexes but mainly by female. Movements.Resident and partial short-distance migrant. Nomadic tendency indicated by extensions to breeding range when conditions suitable.Status and ConservationNot globally threatened. Fairly common in Cape Verde Is.Israel.In Israel subspecies E. n. melanauchen. Occasional nomadic visitor in central and southern Arava Desert including Eilat area. |
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