Red-headed Finch
| Red-headed Finch | |
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| A male Red-headed Finch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Amadina |
| Species: | A. erythrocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Amadina erythrocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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The Red-headed Finch, Amadina erythrocephala, (also known as the Paradise Finch or the Red-headed Weaver) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,600,000 km². It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Males have vibrant red heads and chests while the females are duller.[1]
[edit] Origin
Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al..[2] Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats).
[edit] Habits
Often seen in small flocks on dry savannahs, a ground feeder which feeds companionably with other species and often visits waterholes. It has a distinctive double-noted "chuck-chuck" call.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, A; Ruiz-del-Valle V, Gomez-Prieto P, Reguera R, Parga-Lozano C, Serrano-Vela I (2009). "Estrildinae Finches (Aves, Passeriformes) from Africa, South Asia and Australia: a Molecular Phylogeographic Study". The Open Ornithology Journal 2: 29–36. http://chopo.pntic.mec.es/biolmol/publicaciones/Estrildinae_finches_2009.pdf.
- ^ Newman, K. Newman's Birds of Southern Africa. ISBN: 1868122786. p. 428.
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
- efinch breeding information
- Newman, K. Newman's Birds of Southern Africa. ISBN: 1868122786. p. 428.
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