Waxbills and Allies (W)
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The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They can be classified as the family Estrildidae (weaver-finch) or as a sub-group within the family Passeridae, which also includes the true sparrows.
They are gregarious and often colonial seed-eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have a wide variation in plumage colours and pattern.
All the estrildids build large domed nests and lay 5-10 white eggs. Many species build roost nests Some of the fire-finches and pytilias are hosts to the brood parasitic indigobirds and whydahs respectively.
Most are sensitive to cold and require a warm, usually tropical, habitat, although a few have become adapted to the cooler climates of southern Australia.
- Antpeckers, genus Parmoptila
- Jameson's Antpecker (Parmoptila rubrifrons)
- Woodhouse's Antpecker (Parmoptila woodhousei)
- Negrofinches, genus Nigrita
- White-breasted Negrofinch (Nigrita fusconota)
- Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch (Nigrita bicolor)
- Pale-fronted Negrofinch (Nigrita luteifrons)
- Grey-headed Negrofinch (Nigrita canicapilla)
- Olivebacks, genus Nesocharis
- Fernando Po Oliveback (Nesocharis shelleyi)
- White-collared Oliveback (Nesocharis ansorgei)
- Grey-headed Oliveback (Nesocharis capistrata)
- Pytilias, genus Pytilia
- Red-winged Pytilia (Pytilia phoenicoptera)
- Lineated Pytilia (Pytilia lineata)
- Orange-winged Pytilia (Pytilia afra)
- Green-winged Pytilia (Pytilia melba)
- Red-faced Pytilia (Pytilia hypogrammica)
- Green-backed Twinspot (Mandingoa nitidula)
- Crimson-wings, genus Cryptospiza
- Red-faced Crimson-wing (Cryptospiza reichenovii)
- Abyssinian Crimson-wing (Cryptospiza salvadorii)
- Dusky Crimson-wing (Cryptospiza jacksoni)
- Shelley's Crimson-wing (Cryptospiza shelleyi)
- Seedcrackers, genus Pyrenestes
- Crimson Seedcracker (Pyrenestes sanguineus)
- Black-bellied Seedcracker (Pyrenestes ostrinus)
- Lesser Seedcracker (Pyrenestes minor)
- Bluebills, genus Spermophaga
- Grant's Bluebill (Spermophaga poliogenys)
- Western Bluebill (Spermophaga haematina)
- Red-headed Bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla)
- Twinspots, genera Clytospiza, Hypargos, Euschistospiza
- Brown Twinspot (Clytospiza monteiri)
- Peters's Twinspot (Hypargos niveoguttatus)
- Pink-throated Twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus)
- Dybowski's Twinspot (Euschistospiza dybowskii)
- Dusky Twinspot (Euschistospiza cinereovinacea)
- Firefinches, genus Lagonosticta
- Bar-breasted Firefinch (Lagonosticta rufopicta)
- Brown Firefinch (Lagonosticta nitidula)
- Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
- Black-bellied Firefinch (Lagonosticta rara)
- African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata)
- Pale-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta landanae)
- Mali Firefinch (Lagonosticta virata)
- Reichenow's Firefinch (Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis)
- Jameson's Firefinch (Lagonosticta rhodopareia)
- Black-faced Firefinch (Lagonosticta vinacea)
- Black-throated Firefinch (Lagonosticta larvata)
- Cordon-bleus, genus Uraeginthus
- Blue-breasted Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus angolensis)
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus)
- Blue-capped Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
- Purple Grenadier (Uraeginthus ianthinogaster)
- Common Grenadier (Uraeginthus granatina)
- Waxbills, genus Estrilda
- Lavender Waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens)
- Black-tailed Waxbill (Estrilda perreini)
- Cinderella Waxbill (Estrilda thomensis)
- Yellow-bellied Waxbill (Estrilda quartinia)
- Swee Waxbill (Estrilda melanotis)
- Anambra Waxbill (Estrilda poliopareia)
- Fawn-breasted Waxbill (Estrilda paludicola)
- Abyssinian Waxbill (Estrilda ochrogaster)
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda rhodopyga)
- Arabian Waxbill (Estrilda rufibarba)
- Black-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes)
- Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
- Black-faced Waxbill (Estrilda nigriloris)
- Black-crowned Waxbill (Estrilda nonnula)
- Black-headed Waxbill (Estrilda atricapilla)
- Kandt's Waxbill (Estrilda kandti)
- Black-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda erythronotos)
- Red-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda charmosyna)
- Avadavats, genus Amandava
- Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)
- Green Avadavat (Amandava formosa)
- Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava)
- Quailfinches, genus Ortygospiza
- African Quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis)
- Red-billed Quailfinch (Ortygospiza gabonensis)
- Locustfinch (Ortygospiza locustella)
- Firetails, genera Emblema, Stagonopleura, Oreostruthus, Neochmia
- Painted Firetail (Emblema pictum)
- Beautiful Firetail (Stagonopleura bella)
- Red-eared Firetail (Stagonopleura oculata)
- Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)
- Mountain Firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus)
- Red-browed Firetail (Neochmia temporalis)
- Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton)
- Star Finch (Neochmia ruficauda)
- Plum-headed Finch (Neochmia modesta)
- Zebra finches, genera Taeniopygia, Poephila
- Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
- Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
- Masked Finch (Poephila personata)
- Long-tailed Finch (Poephila acuticauda)
- Black-throated Finch (Poephila cincta)
- Parrotfinches, genus Erythrura
- Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch (Erythrura hyperythra)
- Pin-tailed Parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina)
- Green-faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura viridifacies)
- Tricolored Parrotfinch (Erythrura tricolor)
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa)
- Red-eared Parrotfinch (Erythrura coloria)
- Papuan Parrotfinch (Erythrura papuana)
- Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea)
- Fiji Parrotfinch (Erythrura pealii)
- Red-headed Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens)
- Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura regia)
- Pink-billed Parrot-finch (Erythrura kleinschmidti)
- Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae)
- Munias and Silverbills, genus Lonchura
- Madagascar Munia (Lemuresthes nana)
- African Silverbill (Lonchura cantans)
- White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica)
- Grey-headed Silverbill (Lonchura griseicapilla)
- Bronze Munia (Lonchura cucullata)
- Black-and-white Munia (Lonchura bicolor)
- Brown-backed Munia (Lonchura nigriceps)
- Magpie Munia (Lonchura fringilloides)
- White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata)
- Javan Munia (Lonchura leucogastroides)
- Dusky Munia (Lonchura fuscans)
- Black-faced Munia (Lonchura molucca)
- Black-throated Munia (Lonchura kelaarti)
- Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
- White-bellied Munia (Lonchura leucogastra)
- Streak-headed Munia (Lonchura tristissima)
- White-spotted Munia (Lonchura leucosticta)
- Black-headed Munia (Lonchura malacca)
- White-capped Munia (Lonchura ferruginosa)
- Five-colored Munia (Lonchura quinticolor)
- White-headed Munia (Lonchura maja)
- Pale-headed Munia (Lonchura pallida)
- Grand Munia (Lonchura grandis)
- Grey-banded Munia (Lonchura vana)
- Grey-headed Munia (Lonchura caniceps)
- Grey-crowned Munia (Lonchura nevermanni)
- Hooded Munia (Lonchura spectabilis)
- Mottled Munia (Lonchura hunsteini)
- New Ireland Munia (Lonchura forbesi)
- New Hanover Munia (Lonchura nigerrima)
- Yellow-rumped Munia (Lonchura flaviprymna)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia (Lonchura castaneothorax)
- Black Munia (Lonchura stygia)
- Black-breasted Munia (Lonchura teerinki)
- Snow Mountain Munia (Lonchura montana)
- Alpine Munia (Lonchura monticola)
- Bismarck Munia (Lonchura melaena)
- Pictorella Munia (Heteromunia pectoralis)
- Java Sparrows, genus Padda
- Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora)
- Timor Sparrow (Padda fuscata)
- Cut-throats, genus Amadina
- Cut-throat (Amadina fasciata)
- Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala)
