About Amadina fasciata (Gmelin, 1789)
This species is scientifically named Amadina fasciata (Gmelin, 1789), and is commonly called the cut-throat finch. The species has pale sandy brown plumage covered with black flecks across its body. It has a black-brown tail, thick white chin and cheeks, and a chestnut brown patch on its belly. Its legs are pink and fleshy in color. Adult males have a bright red band across their throat, which gives the species its common name "cut-throat"; juvenile males have a slightly duller red throat band. This finch has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,300,000 square kilometers. It can be found across much of Sub-Saharan Africa, and is especially common in the Sahel, as well as the eastern and southern regions of the continent.
