Grey-headed oliveback

The grey-headed oliveback (Delacourella capistrata), also known as the white-cheeked oliveback, is a common species of estrildid finch. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 800,000 km² (310,000 sq mi).

Grey-headed oliveback
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Delacourella Wolters, 1949
Species:	D. capistrata
Binomial name
Delacourella capistrata (Hartlaub, 1861)
Synonyms
Nesocharis capistrata

It is native to the Sudan (region) and adjacent areas. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.