Quailfinch

Ortygospiza atricollis - Astrild-caille à lunettes

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Estrildidés
Genus
:
Ortygospiza
Species
:
atricollis

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1817

Biometrics

Size
: 10 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) is a species of bird in the Estrildidae family.

Subspecific information 11 subspecies

Ortygospiza atricollis atricollis (s Mauritania and Senegal to Chad and Cameroon)
Ortygospiza atricollis ansorgei (Gambia and s Senegal to Togo)
Ortygospiza atricollis ugandae (s Sudan, Uganda and w Kenya)
Ortygospiza atricollis fuscocrissa (Eritrea and Ethiopia)
Ortygospiza atricollis muelleri (s Kenya to Angola, Namibia and s Botswana)
Ortygospiza atricollis smithersi (ne Zambia)
Ortygospiza atricollis pallida (n Botswana)
Ortygospiza atricollis digressa (e Zimbabwe, s Mozambique and South Africa)
Ortygospiza atricollis gabonensis (Gabon to c DRCongo)
Ortygospiza atricollis fuscata (n Angola, s DRCongo and nw Zambia)
Ortygospiza atricollis dorsostriata (e DRCongo and s and w Uganda)

Foreign names

Astrild-caille à lunettes,
Estrilda codorniz,
bico-de-lacre-codorniz,
Wachtelastrild,
fürjasztrild,
Kwartelastrild,
Fringuello quaglia africano,
vaktelastrild,
Gressastrild,
astrilda zebrovitá,
astrild černohrdlý,
Vagtelastrild,
töpöpeippo,
Gewone Kwartelvinkie,
bec de corall ratllat,
trawinek zmienny,
Обыкновенный перепелиный астрильд,
シャコスズメ,
黑喉鹑雀,
vaktelastrild,
黑頦鶉雀,

Habitat

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land