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− | + | '''Alternative name: Cut-throat Finch''' | |
− | + | [[Image:Cut-throat.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mybs|Mybs}}<br />[[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]], March 2006]] | |
− | [[Image:Cut-throat.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mybs<br /> | + | ;[[:Category:Amadina|Amadina]] fasciata |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | Length 12 cm, mass 17-18 g<br /> | |
+ | '''Adult male''': Upper parts are brown with fine black bars; wing bar formed by a dark band and pale tip on the greater and median wing-coverts. The chin is white, bordered by a red throat band that extends to the ear coverts.<br /> | ||
+ | '''Adult female''': Similar to the male, but without the red "cut-throat" marking. | ||
+ | [[Image:2007_09_29_Cut-throat_Pair.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}} <br />Ngweya Lodge, near [[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]], September 2007]] | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]] and [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and [[eSwatini]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are four subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''A. f. fasciata'' | ||
+ | :*[[Senegal]], [[Nigeria]], [[Sudan]] and [[Uganda]] | ||
+ | *''A. f. alexanderi'' | ||
+ | :*[[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]] | ||
+ | *''A. f. meridionalis'' | ||
+ | :*[[Angola]], [[Mozambique]], [[Namibia]], [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
+ | *''A. f. contigua'' | ||
+ | :*Mozambique and [[South Africa]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Woodland and savanna. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Found in pairs when breeding, and in flocks when not breeding. Often associates with other species such as [[Red-headed Finch]], weavers and [[Red-billed Quelea]] when feeding. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | Monogamous. The nest built of grass in the old nest of a [[:Category:Ploceus|''Ploceus'']] Weaver, [[Red-billed Buffalo Weaver]], [[Red-headed Weaver]] or Woodpecker. Two to seven eggs are laid and incubated for 12-13 days by both sexes. Nestlings are fed by both adults. | ||
+ | This species has been known to hybridise with the [[Red-headed Finch]] ''Amadina erythrocephala'' ([http://www.birdinfo.co.za/landbirds/34_hybrid_red-headed_cut-throat_finch.htm Tarboton, 2007]). | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#Tarboton W. 2007. Hybrid Red-headed x Cut-throat Finch. [http://www.birdinfo.co.za/landbirds/34_hybrid_red-headed_cut-throat_finch.htm http://www.birdinfo.co.za/landbirds/34_hybrid_red-headed_cut-throat_finch.htm.] Downloaded 22 October 2007. | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Amadina+fasciata}} | {{GSearch|Amadina+fasciata}} | ||
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− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Amadina]] |
Latest revision as of 09:16, 13 November 2021
Alternative name: Cut-throat Finch
- Amadina fasciata
Identification
Length 12 cm, mass 17-18 g
Adult male: Upper parts are brown with fine black bars; wing bar formed by a dark band and pale tip on the greater and median wing-coverts. The chin is white, bordered by a red throat band that extends to the ear coverts.
Adult female: Similar to the male, but without the red "cut-throat" marking.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic and Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal and eSwatini
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are four subspecies[1]:
- A. f. fasciata
- A. f. alexanderi
- A. f. meridionalis
- A. f. contigua
- Mozambique and South Africa
Habitat
Woodland and savanna.
Behaviour
Found in pairs when breeding, and in flocks when not breeding. Often associates with other species such as Red-headed Finch, weavers and Red-billed Quelea when feeding.
Breeding
Monogamous. The nest built of grass in the old nest of a Ploceus Weaver, Red-billed Buffalo Weaver, Red-headed Weaver or Woodpecker. Two to seven eggs are laid and incubated for 12-13 days by both sexes. Nestlings are fed by both adults.
This species has been known to hybridise with the Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala (Tarboton, 2007).
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Tarboton W. 2007. Hybrid Red-headed x Cut-throat Finch. http://www.birdinfo.co.za/landbirds/34_hybrid_red-headed_cut-throat_finch.htm. Downloaded 22 October 2007.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cut-throat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cut-throat