Red-headed Finch

Amadina erythrocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called RHFI, Strawberry. Occurrence records of the Red-headed Finch are shared on GBIF from around 35 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Highveld Garden (1 956 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernEstrildidae

35reserves with records

9 396records around them

7provinces

LCIUCN category

Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala) — Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	1 956
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	1 372
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	894
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	856
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	604
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	590
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	545
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	492
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	476
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	417
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	188
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	147
Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	144
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	115
OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	106
Colbyn ValleyNature reserve	GP Gauteng	94
Mokala National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	81
Leon Taljaard Nature ReserveProtected area	NW North West	67
Pikkie Park ConservancyPrivate game reserve	FS Free State	57
Rotary ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	49
Pretorius KloofNature reserve	FS Free State	32
eMalahleni Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	29
Wolhuterskop Game and Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	FS Free State	22
The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	11
SterkfonteinProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	9
Coopers CaveProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	9
Spitskop NatuurtuinNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	8
Steenbokkie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	GP Gauteng	5
Gamsberg Nature ReserveProtected area	NC Northern Cape	4
Samara Karoo ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	4
!Khamab Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NW North West	2
Marico-Bosveld NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	2
Mattanu Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	2
HuskyRomi Wolf SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	FS Free State	2

By province

Gauteng: 14 reserves
Free State: 7 reserves
Northern Cape: 7 reserves
North West: 4 reserves
Mpumalanga: 1 reserve
Western Cape: 1 reserve
Eastern Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Scientific name: Amadina erythrocephala
GBIF taxon: 2493708
Wikidata: Q641416

More of the Estrildidae family

Common Waxbill Blue Waxbill Bronze Mannikin Swee Waxbill African Firefinch Green-winged Pytilia Jameson's Firefinch Red-billed Firefinch Violet-eared Waxbill Black-and-white Mannikin Cut-throat Finch Black-faced Quail-Finch Black-faced Waxbill Pink-throated Twinspot Green Twinspot Grey Waxbill Orange-breasted Waxbill

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.