Ortygospiza gabonensis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea
Familia: Estrildidae
Genus: Ortygospiza
Species: Ortygospiza gabonensis
Subspecies: O. g. dorsostriata - O. g. fuscata - O. g. gabonensis

Name

Ortygospiza gabonensis Lynes, 1914

Vernacular names

Reference

Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 33 p.131

The Red-billed Quailfinch Ortygospiza gabonensis is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 450,000 km².

It is found in Angola, Burundi, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

* BirdLife Species Factsheet