| Amadina | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Amadina Swainson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Loxia fasciata (Cut-throat finch) Gmelin, JF, 1789 | |
| Species | |
Amadina is a genus of estrildid finches that are found in Africa.
The genus Amadina was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William Swainson with the cut-throat finch as the type species. [1] The 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]
The genus contains two species: [3]
| 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. |
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