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Estrildidae

66 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Estrildidae

Mandingoa nitidula (Hartlaub, 1865)

Mandingoa nitidula, the green-backed twinspot, is an estrildid finch native to Sub-Saharan Africa, classified as least concern by the IUCN.

Ortygospiza atricollis (Vieillot, 1817)

Ortygospiza atricollis is an estrildid finch with taxonomic disagreement over its subspecies and species classification.

Lonchura oryzivora (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lonchura oryzivora, the Java sparrow, is a large estrildid bird with context-dependent social vocalizations.

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.

Coccopygia melanotis (Temminck, 1823)

The swee waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis) is a small, common, tame bird with distinct plumage and a soft signature call.

Uraeginthus ianthinogaster Reichenow, 1879

Uraeginthus ianthinogaster is a small African waxbill found in dry shrubland, currently listed as Least Concern.

Uraeginthus granatinus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Uraeginthus granatinus, the violet-eared waxbill, is a common Least Concern estrildid finch of drier Southern African habitats.

Lonchura bicolor (Fraser, 1843)

The black-and-white mannikin is a least-concern estrildid finch species widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa.

Lonchura fringilloides (Lafresnaye, 1835)

The magpie mannikin is a Least Concern estrildid finch sparsely distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837)

This is a full description of the small bronze mannikin bird (Lonchura cucullata) covering traits, distribution, behavior and ecology.

Euodice malabarica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Euodice malabarica, the Indian silverbill, is a small seed-eating bird with native and introduced ranges across the world.

Euodice cantans (Gmelin, 1789)

Euodice cantans, the African silverbill, is a small dry-country bird native to African open and arid habitats.

Estrilda perreini (Vieillot, 1817)

The grey waxbill is a common estrildid finch found in wetter southern African areas, rated Least Concern.

Estrilda caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)

The lavender waxbill is a common least-concern estrildid finch native to Central Africa, introduced to Hawaii.

Estrilda erythronotos (Vieillot, 1817)

Estrilda erythronotos, the black-faced waxbill, is a common estrildid finch native to southern Africa and classified as least concern.

Erythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844)

Erythrura gouldiae, the Gouldian finch, is a colorful Australian finch with established captive populations worldwide.

Lemuresthes nana (Pucheran, 1845)

Lemuresthes nana is a common estrildid finch native to Madagascar, rated Least Concern.

Taeniopygia bichenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Taeniopygia bichenovii, the double-barred finch, is a small 10–11 cm finch with distinct plumage and one differing subspecies.

Related Families

Thraupidae 274 species Tyrannidae 251 species Muscicapidae 193 species Furnariidae 141 species Fringillidae 135 species Passerellidae 96 species Corvidae 91 species Parulidae 88 species

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