Ortygospiza fuscocrissa

Ortygospiza fuscocrissaChecklists differ on whether Ortygospiza fuscocrissa is a full species or part of O. atricollis. The Clements range table places the fuscocrissa form in the Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands, and museum skins are described with a white chin and white markings around the eyes.What does it look like?A museum-skin comparison describes the fuscocrissa form with a white chin and white markings around the eyes. The authors caution that it looks very similar to related forms and may be part of the same species.How does it live?Checklists differ on whether Ortygospiza fuscocrissa is a full species or part of O. atricollis. The Clements range table places the fuscocrissa form in the Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands, and museum skins are described with a white chin and white markings around the eyes.Store norske leksikon reports that it searches the ground for seeds and invertebrates.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.