| Quailfinch | |
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| Adult male African quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis fuscocrissa) in breeding plumage, The Gambia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Ortygospiza Sundevall, 1850 |
| Species: | O. atricollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817)
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The quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) is a species of the estrildid finch. It is found in open grasslands in Africa. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, red bills. They are very terrestrial, with lark-like feet and claws.