Tours where you can spot this bird
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Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817)
Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Quailfinch, Ortygospiza atricollis, is a passerine in the Estrildidae family and breeds across Sub-Saharan Africa. It was described by Vieillot in 1817. In western and central Africa it is a common estrildid finch, and some taxonomists treat it as part of the African quailfinch complex. Others go further and combine all three forms as one species.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Breeding range
- Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
