Cut-throat finch Cut-throat finch 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. The cut-throat finch has plumage that is pale, sandy brown with flecks of black all over. They have a black-brown tail, a thick white chin and cheeks, and a chestnut brown patch on the belly. The legs are a pink fleshy colour. The adult male has a bright red band across its throat (thus the name "cut throat"), while the male juveniles have a slightly
Cuzco brush finch gray with grayish-white abdomens. Males and females are extremely similar in colour, with the female being slightly smaller. Adults: Male: wing , tail 78 mm, tarsus , culmen Female: wing , tail 72 mm, tarsus 25 mm, culmen 15 mm The Cuzco brush finch is a species in the genus "Atlapetes" - along with 30 others. This genus is in the under-class Aves, order passeriformes (songbirds) and family Emberizidae. The Cuzco brush finch has been denoted in 1919 by Chapman as "Atlapetes canigenis". In 1938 "canigenis" was categorized as a subspecies of slaty brush finch. However, "Canigenis" is in a