Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusOrtygospiza
- SpeciesOrtygospiza atricollis (Black-faced Quailfinch)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Violet-eared Waxbill
Uraeginthus granatinus
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata
Brown-backed Munia
Lonchura nigriceps
Orange-winged Pytilia
Pytilia afra
Red-headed Finch
Amadina erythrocephala
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Quailfinch in Kruger National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-faced Quailfinch sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 119 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-faced Quailfinch in Kruger National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Quailfinch in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.