Cut-throat Finch

Cut-throat FinchThe Cut-throat Finch is a small finch occurring in separate areas along the Sahel and in southern Africa. It forages on the ground for seeds and termites. Males have a red throat band.What does it look like?It is gray-brown with fine scaled and barred markings. The male has a red crescent throat band that females and juveniles lack.How does it live?The Cut-throat Finch is a small finch occurring in separate areas along the Sahel and in southern Africa. It forages on the ground for seeds and termites. Males have a red throat band.It searches the ground for seeds and termites. During breeding, both sexes build a grass nest, often placing it inside an old nest made by another bird.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.