Red-headed Finch

Amadina erythrocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Red-headed Finch, Amadina erythrocephala, is a finch of Africa, breeding from western Angola and southern Zambia through western Zimbabwe to southern South Africa. It is a member of the Estrildidae family. Males show bright red on the head and breast, while females are less vivid. It is closely similar in appearance to the cut-throat finch. Red-headed Finch is one of only two species in the genus Amadina, and the group has a heavy bill that gives it a likeness to Lonchura, though it is more closely allied to Pytilias such as the Melba finch.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Breeding range: Africa: w Angola, s Zambia and w Zimbabwe to s South Africa