red head; scalloped underparts; thick conical bill (South Africa; 2007-06-30)
Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala
Native Range:
Africa
Notes:
a distinctive finch usually seen in small flocks in dry thornveld grasslands where it feeds mostly on the ground, sometimes in mixed-species flocks.
dorsal view; tan upperparts with light wingbars (South Africa; 2007-06-30)