Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Waxbills and Allies :: Cut-throat

Cut-throat Amadina fasciata

Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): Cut-throat Weaver, Cut-throat Finch
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Saly, Senegal - Feb 18, 2004 © Alain Fossé  Saly, Senegal - Feb 14, 2004 © Alain Fossé 
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Range

(1) Senegambia, s. Mauritania, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, n. Ivory Coast, n. Ghana, n. Benin, n. Nigeria, Cameroon, s. Chad, c. and s. Sudan, and Uganda.
(2) Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania.
(3) Malawi, s. Zambia, ne. Namibia, n. and e. Botswana, Zimbabwe and ne. South Africa (Transvaal).
(4) S. Mozambique and South Africa (Transvaal and n. Natal).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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