Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817) is a animal in the Estrildidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817)

Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817)

Ortygospiza atricollis is an estrildid finch with taxonomic disagreement over its subspecies and species classification.

Family
Genus
Ortygospiza
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817)

This species has the scientific name Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817). The black-faced quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis atricollis) is a common subspecies of estrildid finch found in western and central Africa. There is ongoing taxonomic disagreement about its classification: some taxonomists consider it conspecific with the African quailfinch, while others consider all three relevant species to be conspecific.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Estrildidae Ortygospiza

More from Estrildidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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