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headed finch  Birds of Namibia  Introduction: Red-headed finches
(Amadina erythrocephela) inhabit a wide range of vegetation
types which include semi-arid and arid shrublands, open desert
grasslands and mopane savannah. When breeding, flocks of
hundreds are common, otherwise they are in pairs or small
groups.  Distribution: Throughout most of Namibia, occurring in
Kaokoland, Damaraland, the Kalahari Desert and the northern
Namib Desert. Absent from most of the southern regions of the
country.  Diet: Eats small seeds and insects such as termites,
foraged from the ground.  Description: A small finch with an
overall brownish plumage with blackish, scaled barring.
Distinctive bright-red head with fawn, white-spotted breast and
flanks.  Breeding: Nests in old weavers, sparrows, swift,
woodpeckers or swallows nests, as well as beneath the eaves of
houses.  Size: 13cm. Weight: 22g.    Brandberg Rest Camp
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