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Estrildidae, or estrildid finches, is a family of small seed-eating passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia.They comprise species commonly known as munias, mannikins, firefinches, parrotfinches and waxbills.
The African silverbill (Euodice cantans) is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the Asian species Indian silverbill, (Euodice malabarica).This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in dry savanna habitat, south of the Sahara Desert.
The Gouldian finch was described by British ornithologist John Gould in 1844 as Amadina gouldiae, [3] in honour of his deceased wife Elizabeth. [4] [5] Specimens of the bird were sent to him by British naturalist Benjamin Bynoe, although they had been described some years before by French naturalists Jacques Bernard Hombron and Honoré Jacquinot. [6]
The Estrildidae — the family of estrildid finches, small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia, in the order Passeroidea. Subcategories This category has the following 31 subcategories, out of 31 total.
The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata), known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia. A species of the genus Lonchura, it was formally described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Its name is based on the distinct scale-like feather markings on the ...
Estrilda is a genus of estrildid finch in the family Estrildidae. Most of the genus is found in Africa with one species, the Arabian waxbill , ranging into Asia . Some species are kept as pets and have been accidentally introduced to various parts of the world.
The vampire finch (Geospiza septentrionalis) is an unusual bird that only lives on two remote islands in the Galápagos: Wolf Island and Darwin Island.These two islands are about 100 miles away ...
The orange-cheeked waxbill lives in small family parties or flocks of thirty of more individuals. Their high-pitched peeps are the best clue of their presence. Like most estridids, they are very acrobatic in their movements on twigs and grass stems, "climbing" up and down verticals and hanging upside down while feeding.