← Alle voëls – All birds
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Gewone Fret
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Familie / Family: Estrildidae
Spesienommer / Species number: 823
🏡 Bly hier – Resident
Hierdie voël bly die hele jaar by ons.
This bird lives here all year round.
Afrikaans
'n Baie klein voëltjie met 'n donker kop, 'n bruin rug, 'n wit pens met strepe aan die sye en 'n blink groen kol op die skouer. Dit eet grassaad.
Waar by die skool? Kyk vir groepies op die gras en in bosse.
Wil jy weet? Hulle sit styf teen mekaar in 'n ry op 'n tak en versorg mekaar se vere.
English
A tiny bird with a dark head, a brown back, a white belly with barred sides and a shiny green patch on the shoulder. It eats grass seeds.
Where at school? Look for small groups on the grass and in bushes.
Did you know? They sit tightly together in a row on a branch and preen each other's feathers.
