Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala) | Photos and ID

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Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala), photo 1 — Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0

Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala), photo 2 — Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0

Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala), photo 3 — Photo: le0p0ld_d · CC BY 4.0

Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala), photo 4 — Photo: le0p0ld_d · CC BY 4.0

Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala), photo 5 — Photo: Nathan Sarrazin · CC BY 4.0

Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala), photo 6 — Photo: Ryan van Huyssteen · CC BY 4.0

Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala), photo 9 — Photo: le0p0ld_d · CC BY 4.0

Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala), photo 10 — Photo: le0p0ld_d · CC BY 4.0

When to see the Red-headed Finch

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

Where to see the Red-headed Finch

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

South Africa Namibia Botswana Lesotho Angola Zimbabwe

About the Red-headed Finch

The red-headed finch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,600,000 km2 (620,000 sq mi). It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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Easily confused with

Cut-throat FinchAmadina fasciataThe cut-throat finch has plumage that is pale, sandy brown with flecks of black all over.

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