Black-faced quailfinch
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| Adult male in breeding plumage, The Gambia | |
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O. atricollis
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| Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817)
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The black-faced quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis), is a common species of estrildid finch found in western and central of Africa. Some taxonomists consider it to be conspecific with the African quailfinch, others consider all three species to be conspecific.
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).
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External links
- Quail Finch/Black-faced quailfinch - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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