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The Swee waxbill (''Coccopygia melanotis''), is a common species of estrildid finch found in Sub-Saharan Africa. ==Description and subspecies == The swee waxbill is 9–10 cm long with a grey head and breast, pale yellow belly, olive back and wings, red lower back and rump, and a black tail. The upper mandible is black and the lower red. The male has a black face, but the female's face is grey. Juveniles are much duller than the female and have an all-black bill. There are five subspecies which are sometimes split into three separate species: * Swee waxbill or black-faced swee (''Coccopygia melanotis'') in southern Africa. * Yellow-bellied waxbill, Yellow-bellied swee or East African swee (''Coccopygia m. quartinia'') of the east African mountains with subspecies ''Coccopygia melanotis quartinia'', ''Coccopygia melanotis kilimensis'' and ''Coccopygia melanotis stuartirwini''. Males of all three lack black on the face. ''C. m. quartinia'' has a much brighter yellow belly than nominate ''C. m. melanotis''. * Angolan waxbill or Angola swee (''Coccopygia m. bocagei'') in western Angola. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swee waxbill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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