The black-faced quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis atricollis), is a common subspecies of estrildid finch found in western and central of Africa. Some taxonomists consider it to be conspecific with the African quailfinch, others consider all three species to be conspecific.
| Black-faced quailfinch | |
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| Adult male in breeding plumage, The Gambia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Ortygospiza |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | O. a. atricollis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Ortygospiza atricollis atricollis (Vieillot, 1817)
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ortygospiza atricollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22735955A132187196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22735955A132187196.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
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- Quail Finch/Black-faced quailfinch - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- African Quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) - Species page in Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive
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