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Cut-throat Finch
Amadina fasciata (Gmelin, JF 1789)
The cut-throat finch is a common species of estrildid finch found throughout Africa; it is also known as the bearded finch, the ribbon finch, the cut throat, and the weaver finch. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Amadina
Scientific:
Amadina fasciata
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Amadina
Scientific:
Amadina fasciata
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.859
Protonym:
Loxia fasciata
Type locality:
no locality; Senegal designated by Vieillot, 1805, Ois. Chant., p. 90.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/360/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
CDDA63E0BAB534BA
Avibase ID:
avibase-CDDA63E0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CDDA63E0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558532
Geographic range:
- Amadina fasciata: lowland and foothill grassy and mopane woodland, and acacia or palm savanna, across the Sahel from southern Mauritania and Senegambia eastward to southern Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia, southward through east Africa to southern Angola, and thence southward to southeastern Botswana and northeastern South Africa; nomadic and irruptive at times
- Amadina fasciata fasciata: southern Mauritania to southern Senegal, eastward to Sudan and South Sudan
- Amadina fasciata alexanderi: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, southeastern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania
- Amadina fasciata meridionalis: Malawi to Mozambique, Angola, northeastern Namibia, and northern South Africa
- Amadina fasciata contigua: southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini
- Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
Cut-throat
Afrikaans:
Bandkeelvink
Azerbaijani:
qırmızıboğaz amadina
Bulgarian:
Червеногърла сипка
Catalan:
amadina degollada
Czech:
amadina páskovaná
Danish:
Båndfinke
German:
Bandastrild
Esperanto:
sangogorĝa estrildo
Spanish:
Estrilda Degollada
Spanish (Spain):
Estrilda Degollada
Estonian:
verikurk-amadiin
Finnish:
viiltopeippo
French:
Amadine cou-coupé
Croatian:
ogrličasta estrilda
Hungarian:
szalagpinty
Icelandic:
Bandfinka
Italian:
Golatagliata
Japanese (romaji):
ikkouchou
Japanese:
イッコウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Raudondryžė amadina
Latvian:
Punduržubīte
Dutch:
Bandvink
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blodstrupeamadin
Norwegian:
Blodstrupeamadin
Polish:
amadyna obrożna
Portuguese:
Degolado
Portuguese (Portugal):
degolado-africano
Russian:
Красногорлый астрильд
Slovak:
amadina pásikavá
Slovenian:
Pasasta amadina
Serbian:
Amadina ogrličarka
Swedish:
blodstrupsamadin
Turkish:
Kesikboyun mumgagası
Ukrainian:
Амадина червоногорла
Chinese:
环喉雀
Chinese (Traditional):
環喉雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Amadine cou-coupé ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Amadine cou-coupé ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cut-throat Weaver ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cut-throat Weaver ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Cut-throat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cutthroat Finch ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Amadina fasciata [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Amadina fasciata [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Amadina fasciata [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cut-throat ( Amadina fasciata) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amadina fasciata [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amadina fasciata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Bandkeelvink
Azerbaijani: qırmızıboğaz amadina
Bulgarian: Червеногърла сипка
Catalan: amadina degollada, Teixidor degollat
Czech: Amadina páskovaná
Welsh: Cwyrbig torchgoch
Danish: Båndfinke
German: Bandamadine, Band-Amadine, Bandastrild, Bandfink, Bandfinke
English: Cut throat, Cut-throat, Cutthroat Finch, Cut-throat Finch, Cut-throat Weaver, Cut-throated Weaver, Out Throat Weaver
English (Avilist): Cut-throat
English, HBW: Cut-throat Finch
English (IOC): Cut-throat Finch
English (Kenya): Cutthroat
English (United States): Cut-throat
English (South Africa): Cut-throat Finch
Esperanto: Benda amadino, sangogorĝa estrildo
Spanish: Capuchino de Garganta Cortada, Estrilda Degollada
Spanish (Spain): Estrilda Degollada
Spanish (HBW): Cut-throat
Estonian: verikurk-amadiin
Finnish: Viiltopeippo
French: Amadine cou-coupé, Cou-coupé
French (Guyane): Amadine cou-coupé
Frisian: Bânfink
Galician: Estrilda degolada
Croatian: ogrličasta estrilda
Hungarian: szalagpinty
Icelandic: Bandfinka
Italian: Amadina golatagliata, Golatagliata
Japanese (romaji): ikkouchou
Japanese: イッコウチョウ
Kwangali: Enzunge
Kirghiz: кызыл тамак өрмөкчү
Scientific: Amadina fasciata, Amadina fasciata fasciata, Loxia fasciata
Lithuanian: Raudondryžė amadina
Latvian: Punduržubīte
Maltese: cut throat
Dutch: Bandvink
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blodstrupeamadin
Norwegian: Båndfink, Blodstrupeamadin
Polish: amadyna obrozna, amadyna obrożna
Portuguese: Degolado
Portuguese (Angola): Degolado
Portuguese (Portugal): Degolado, degolado-africano
Russian: Красногорлая амадина, Красногорлый астрильд
Slovak: amadina pásikavá
Slovenian: Pasasta amadina
Serbian: Amadina ogrličarka, Crvenogrla amadina
Swedish: blodstrupsamadin, Rödstrupig amadin
Swahili: Tararita
Turkish: Kesik boyun ispinozu, Kesikboyun mumgagası
Ukrainian: Амадина червоногорла
Chinese: 环喉雀
Chinese (Traditional): 環喉雀
Zulu: unongilonegazi
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