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title: "Cut-throat Finch"
description: "Amadina fasciata — Vogels. The cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/cut-throat-finch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Cut-throat Finch

> Amadina fasciata — Vogels. The cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) 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.

- Scientific name: *Amadina fasciata*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1101
- Wikidata: [Q806262](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q806262)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14096](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14096)

## Names

- en: Cut-throat Finch
- de: Bandamadine
- es: Estrilda Degollada
- fr: Amadine cou-coupé
- pt: Degolado
- pl: Amadyna obrożna

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (464), KE (116), ZW (70), TZ (65), ZM (56), ET (46), MW (38), SN (37), GM (35), NG (26), BW (22), DZ (17)

## Summary

The cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut-throat_finch

## Photo

![Cut-throat Finch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cut-throat-finch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61883495

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cut-throat-finch?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).