Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817) is a animal in the Estrildidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817)

Ortygospiza atricollis is an estrildid finch with taxonomic disagreement over its subspecies and species classification.

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Family

Estrildidae

Genus

Ortygospiza

Order

Passeriformes

Class

Aves

About Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817)

This species has the scientific name Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817). The black-faced quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis atricollis) is a common subspecies of estrildid finch found in western and central Africa. There is ongoing taxonomic disagreement about its classification: some taxonomists consider it conspecific with the African quailfinch, while others consider all three relevant species to be conspecific.

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