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The orange-winged pytilia is 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 14–15 g (0.49–0.53 oz). The male's forehead, face and chin are red, and its crown and nape are grey. Its back is green, with an olive tinge. Its greater coverts are orange, and its primary coverts and flight feathers are blackish-brown, with orange edges. Its rump is crimson. The outer webs of its tail are red, and the inner webs are brown. Its throat and upper breast are pale grey, and its breast is olive. There are off-white bars on its breast and belly. Its legs are pale pink or pinkish-brown.
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When to see the Orange-winged Pytilia
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Orange-winged Pytilia
The map shades 15 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Orange-winged Pytilia
The orange-winged pytilia, also known as the golden-backed pytilia, is a species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being of least concern.
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Easily confused with
Red-winged PytiliaPytilia phoenicopteraThe red-winged pytilia is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.
Yellow-winged PytiliaPytilia hypogrammicaThe yellow-winged pytilia, also known as the red-faced pytilia, is an African estrildid finch.
Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataThe red-billed pytilia is a species of estrildid finch found in Ethiopia.
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