Scientific name:
Amadina

Natural spread:
Africa

the representatives of several types of the splendor-finches carries the name "Amadine." The actual Amadinen (type Amadina) occur in Africa. The band-finch (Amadina fasciata) lives in dry steppe-areas, from Senegal until Ethiopia, that Rotkopfamadine (Amadina erythrocephala) comes, in the inner and western South Africa before. Both types simply are colored, in contrast to Amadinen of other types.

So, the most colorful splendor-finch, the Gouldamadine (Chloebia gouldiae), is to be found in North-Australia. it belongs to the very sociable types and an extraordinarily popular cage-bird is. In its home, it was put under protection in the meantime and was prohibited its export. The Papageiamadinen (type Erythrura), that occur in the indo-australischen island-world, are almost so colorfully but lives also on the mainland Hinterindiens and in North-Australia. Some types can populate even important heights of tropical mountains.

Also the three on Australia limited types of the type grass-finches (Poephila) are called "Amadine." To this, the Spitzschwanzamadine (Poephila acuticauda), the Gürtelamadine (Poephila cincta) and the Maskenamadine (Poephila personata) belong. Is all steppe-inhabitants they and has, like Z. B. also the Gouldamadine, the "Saugtrinken" develops as it is known from deaf. On this occasion, the whole beak is dipped in. Among the sparrow-birds, this process is quite unique to recover, however, in other bird-order with steppe-inhabitants. One takes the abidance-time should be shortened at, that through this "swift" Trinkmethode at it - particularly for small birds - through robbery-birds of endangered troughs.

The way of life of the Amadinen corresponds to that of the splendor-finches.