The pytilias are waxbills often seen in bushed or wooded grassland. The male green-winged pytilia has a uniformly olive-green back and wings and a red forehead and anterior neck; the latter grey in the female. The upper photo (Lake Baringo-Kenya, 1-23) is courtesy of Per Holmen. The left 5th row photo taken at Olduvai visitor center is courtesy of Siegfried Woldhek. The right lower bird was seen at Lake Eyasi (2-08), courtesy of Karine Van der Vurst. The other photos were taaken at Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Itigi and Mikumi. Click the photo above to see 18 enlargements.