Amadina

Amadina
	Cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Amadina; Swainson, 1827
Species
	Cut-throat finch; Red-headed finch

Amadina is a genus of estrildid finches. Established by William John Swainson in 1827, it contains the following species:^[1]

The genus name Amadina is a corrupted diminutive of the genus name Ammodramus, the genus of several American sparrows. Swainson thought the cut-throat finch formed a link between that genus and the genus Estrilda, and created the name to reflect that linkage.^[2]

Species

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Cut-throat finch	Amadina fasciata	Sub-Saharan Africa
	Red-headed finch	Amadina erythrocephala	Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

References

^ "ITIS Report: Amadina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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[ITIS-1] "ITIS Report: Amadina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

[Jobling-2] Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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