(taxonomy) |
(Picture placement. References updated) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
;[[: Category:Amadina|Amadina]] erythrocephala | ;[[: Category:Amadina|Amadina]] erythrocephala | ||
| − | [[Image:Red-headed_Finch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mybs<br /> | + | [[Image:Red-headed_Finch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Mybs|Mybs}}<br />Kgalagadi Transfrontier park, [[South Africa]] ]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length 13 cm (about size of [[Cape Sparrow]]); bill very heavy; tail rounded. | + | Length 13 cm (about size of [[Cape Sparrow]]); bill very heavy; tail rounded.<br /> |
| − | + | '''Adult male''': Whole head bright red; rest of upperparts greyish brown, faintly barred on rump (whole upperparts barred in [[Cut-throat Finch]]); breast and flanks fawn, spotted with white, each spot outlined in black; lower belly white; under tail barred black, white and brown.<br /> | |
| − | '''Adult male''': Whole head bright red; rest of upperparts greyish brown, faintly barred on rump (whole upperparts barred in [[Cut-throat Finch]]); breast and flanks fawn, spotted with white, each spot outlined in black; lower belly white; under tail barred black, white and brown. | + | '''Adult female''': Similar to male, but head brown above, barred black and white on throat; female [[Cut-throat Finch]] barred black above. <br /> |
| − | |||
| − | '''Adult female''': Similar to male, but head brown above, barred black and white on throat; female [[Cut-throat Finch]] barred black above. | ||
| − | |||
'''Immature''': Similar to adults, but duller; male has only trace of red on head. '''Chick''': Palate pale with 5 black spots; throat and lower half of mouth black. | '''Immature''': Similar to adults, but duller; male has only trace of red on head. '''Chick''': Palate pale with 5 black spots; throat and lower half of mouth black. | ||
| − | + | [[Image:2008 06 27 12 19 23 7395.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}}<br />North of Harrismith, [[South Africa]], June 2008]] | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Angola]], [[Botswana]], [[ | + | [[Africa]]<br /> |
| − | + | '''Western Africa''': [[Angola]]<br /> | |
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Zambia]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Two subspecies are recognized: | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | *''A. e. erythrocephala'', southern, central and north-western [[South Africa]], western [[Namibia]] and western [[Angola]] | + | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| + | *''A. e. erythrocephala'', southern, central and north-western [[South Africa]], western [[Namibia]] and western [[Angola]] | ||
*''A. e. dissita'', northern [[South Africa]], [[Botswana]], eastern [[Namibia]] and south-western [[Zimbabwe]], darker upper parts and throat than nominate. | *''A. e. dissita'', northern [[South Africa]], [[Botswana]], eastern [[Namibia]] and south-western [[Zimbabwe]], darker upper parts and throat than nominate. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:1574 Finch, Red-headed (1).jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo © by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />Johannesburg, [[South Africa]], Jan 2019]] | ||
Open grassland with clumps of trees or small plantations, dry savanna, farmyards, cultivated fields. | Open grassland with clumps of trees or small plantations, dry savanna, farmyards, cultivated fields. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| Line 27: | Line 28: | ||
Its diet includes seeds and insects. | Its diet includes seeds and insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{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}} | |
| − | 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. | ||
| − | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Amadina+erythrocephala}} | {{GSearch|Amadina+erythrocephala}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Amadina]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Amadina]] | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 9 August 2019
- Amadina erythrocephala
Identification
Length 13 cm (about size of Cape Sparrow); bill very heavy; tail rounded.
Adult male: Whole head bright red; rest of upperparts greyish brown, faintly barred on rump (whole upperparts barred in Cut-throat Finch); breast and flanks fawn, spotted with white, each spot outlined in black; lower belly white; under tail barred black, white and brown.
Adult female: Similar to male, but head brown above, barred black and white on throat; female Cut-throat Finch barred black above.
Immature: Similar to adults, but duller; male has only trace of red on head. Chick: Palate pale with 5 black spots; throat and lower half of mouth black.
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Angola
Eastern Africa: Zambia
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- A. e. erythrocephala, southern, central and north-western South Africa, western Namibia and western Angola
- A. e. dissita, northern South Africa, Botswana, eastern Namibia and south-western Zimbabwe, darker upper parts and throat than nominate.
Habitat
.jpg)
Open grassland with clumps of trees or small plantations, dry savanna, farmyards, cultivated fields.
Behaviour
Breeding
Breeding: Breeds mainly in the winter months (February to September) throughout southern Africa; almost any month in the Kalahari, depending on rainfall. Nest: Pad or ball of grass and feathers; in old nest of sparrow, Ploceus weaver (especially of Chestnut Weaver in n Namibia), Red-billed Buffalo Weaver, Sociable Weaver, or in hole in tree or building; solitary or in small colony of 2-3 pairs in adjacent nest chambers. Clutch: 2-4, 2-11 eggs (usually 4-6). Eggs: White and rounded. Incubation: 12-14 days by both sexes. Nestling: 15-21 days; fed by both parents.
This species has been known to hybridise with the Cut-throat Amadina fasciata (Tarboton, 2007).
Diet
Its diet includes seeds and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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) Red-headed Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-headed_Finch
