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Quailfinch
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The quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) is a species of the estrildid finch. It is found in open grasslands in Africa. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, red bills. They are very terrestrial, with lark-like feet and claws.
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Quailfinch | |
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Adult male African quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis fuscocrissa) in breeding plumage, The Gambia | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: | Ortygospiza Sundevall, 1850 |
Species: | O. atricollis |
Binomial name | |
Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817) | |
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