Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusOrtygospiza
- SpeciesOrtygospiza atricollis (Black-faced Quailfinch)
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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Black-tailed Grey Waxbill
Estrilda perreini
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Pink-throated Twinspot
Hypargos margaritatus
Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
Brown-backed Munia
Lonchura nigriceps
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-faced Quailfinch at iSimangaliso Wetland Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there