Cut-throat Finch (Amadina fasciata) | Photos and ID

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GrasslandCavity nestSmall · 18 g

Cut-throat Finch (Amadina fasciata), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cut-throat Finch (Amadina fasciata), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Dan Vickers, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cut-throat Finch (Amadina fasciata), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Wynand Uys, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cut-throat Finch (Amadina fasciata), photo 7 — Photo: (c) i_c_riddell, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cut-throat Finch (Amadina fasciata), photo 8 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Cut-throat Finch (Amadina fasciata), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Matthew Fainman, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cut-throat Finch (Amadina fasciata), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The cut-throat finch has plumage that is pale, sandy brown with flecks of black all over. It has a black-brown tail, a thick white chin and cheeks, and a chestnut brown patch on the belly. The legs are a pink fleshy colour. The adult male has a bright red band across its throat (thus the name "cut throat"), while the male juveniles have a slightly duller red band. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,300,000 km2. It is found throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the Sahel, eastern and southern parts of the continent.

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When to see the Cut-throat Finch

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Cut-throat Finch

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 30 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Guadeloupe, Spain.

About the Cut-throat Finch

The cut-throat finch is a common species of estrildid finch found throughout Africa; it is also known as the bearded finch, the ribbon finch, the cut throat, and the weaver finch.

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Easily confused with

Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephalaThe red-headed finch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.

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