Coccopygia quartinia (Bonaparte, 1850) is a animal in the Estrildidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Coccopygia quartinia (Bonaparte, 1850)

Coccopygia quartinia (Bonaparte, 1850)

Coccopygia quartinia is an East African estrildid finch, now called the yellow-bellied swee, that some taxonomists group with the swee waxbill.

Family
Genus
Coccopygia
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Coccopygia quartinia (Bonaparte, 1850)

The yellow-bellied waxbill, with the scientific name Coccopygia quartinia, is a species of estrildid finch. This bird is native to East Africa, and is currently called the yellow-bellied swee. Its breeding range covers east central and south-eastern Africa. Some taxonomists classify this species as being conspecific with the swee waxbill.

Photo: (c) Ingeborg van Leeuwen, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Estrildidae Coccopygia

More from Estrildidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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