Cut-throat Finch

Amadina fasciata (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

Cut-throat Finch, Amadina fasciata, is a bird of western, central and eastern Africa, placed in the waxbill family. It occurs across much of sub-Saharan Africa, especially in the Sahel and in the east and south of the continent. The adult male is marked by a vivid red band across the throat, which gives the bird its name. Its plumage is pale sandy brown with black speckling, and it also shows a black-brown tail, a white chin and cheeks, and a chestnut patch on the belly. The legs are pink and fleshy.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Breeding range

Africa: w, c, e