Cut-throat Finch

Amadina fasciata

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Estrildidae
Genus
Amadina
eBird Code
cutthr1

Subspecies (4)

  • Amadina fasciata alexanderi

    Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, southeastern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania

  • Amadina fasciata contigua

    southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini

  • Amadina fasciata fasciata

    southern Mauritania to southern Senegal, eastward to Sudan and South Sudan

  • Amadina fasciata meridionalis

    Malawi to Mozambique, Angola, northeastern Namibia, and northern South Africa

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.