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All bird species listed here, belong to the family Estrildid Finches “Estrildidae”. They are pictured and described in the book ESTRILDID FINCHES IN THE PICTURE, like the samples in the preview. |
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Scientific name |
English name |
Synonyms |
Chapter 2 AMANDAVAS and GOLDBREASTS | ||
| Amandava amandava | Red Avadavat | Red Munia, Strawberry Finch |
| Amandava formosa | Green Avadavat | Green Munia |
| Sporaeginthus subflava | Zebra Waxbill | Gold-breasted Waxbill |
Chapter 3 FIREFINCHES | ||
| Lagonosticta rubricata | African Firefinch | Blue-billed Firefinch, Dark Firefinch |
| Lagonosticta nitidula | Brown Firefinch | |
| Lagonosticta rufopicta | Bar-breasted Firefich | Brown Firefinch |
| Lagonosticta landanae | Pale-billed Firefinch | Landana Firefinch |
| Lagonosticta virata | Mali Firefinch | Black-faced Firefinch, Kulikoro Firefinch |
| Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis | Rock Firefinch | |
| Lagonosticta rhodopareia | Jameson’s Firefinch | Ethiopian Firefinch, Pink-backed Firefinch |
| Lagonosticta senegala | Red-billed Firefinch | African Firefinch, Common Firefinch, Red-billed Firefinch, Senegal Firefinch |
| Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis | Chad Firefinch | Reichenow’s Firefinch |
| Lagonosticta rara | Black-bellied Firefinch | Black-billed Firefinch |
| Lagonosticta larvata | Black-throated Firefinch | Black-faced Firefinch, Masked Firefinch |
| Lagonosticta l. vinacea | Vinaceous Firefinch | |
Chapter 4 WAXBILLS | ||
| Coccopygia quartinia | Yellow-bellied Waxbill | Angola Waxbill, East African Swee Waxbill |
| Coccopygia melanotis | Swee Waxbill | Dufresne’s Waxbill, Black-faced Swee |
| Estrilda poliopareia | Anambra Waxbill | |
| Estrilda melpoda | Orange-cheeked Waxbill | |
| Estrilda paludicola | Fawn-breasted Waxbill | |
| Estrilda astrild | Common Waxbill | Astrild, Red-billed Waxbill |
| Estrilda rufibarba | Arabian Waxbill | |
| Estrilda rhodopyga | Crimson-rumped Waxbill | |
| Estrilda troglodytus | Black-rumped Waxbill | Grey Waxbill, Red-eared Waxbill |
| Estrilda nigriloris | Black-lored Waxbill | Black-faced Waxbill, Kiabo Waxbill |
| Estrilda atricappila | Black-headed Waxbill | |
| Estrilda kandti | Kandt’s Waxbill | |
| Estrilda nonnula | Black-crowned Waxbill | Blackcap Waxbill |
| Estrilda erythronotos | Black-cheeked Waxbill | |
| Estrilda charmosyna | Red-rumped Waxbill | Pink-bellied Waxbill, Charmosyna Waxbill |
| Estrilda caerulescens | Lavender Waxbill | Bluish Waxbill |
| Estrilda perreini | Black-tailed Waxbill | Grey Waxbill, Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill |
| Estrilda thomensis | Cinderella Waxbill | Sao Tomé Waxbill |
Chapter 5 CRIMSON-WINGS | ||
| Cryptospiza reichenovii | Red-faced Crimsonwing | Nyasa Crimsonwing, Reichenow’s Crimsonwing |
| Cryptospiza salvadorii | Abyssinian Crimsonwing | Ethiopian Crimsonwing, Salvadori’s Crimsonwing |
| Cryptospiza jacksoni | Dusky Crimsonwing | Jackson’s Crimsonwing |
| Cryptospiza shelleyi | Shelley’s Crimsonwing | Red-billed Crimsonwing |
Chapter 6 BLUE-RUMPED WAXBILLS | ||
| Uraeginthus bengalus | Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | |
| Uraeginthus angolensis | Blue-breasted Cordonbleu | Angola Cordonbleu, Blue Waxbill |
| Uraeginthus cyanocephalus | Blue-capped Cordonbleu | Blue-headed Cordonbleu, Blue-headed Waxbill |
| Granatina granatinus | Common Grenadier | Violet-eared Cordonbleu, Violet-eared Waxbill |
| Granatina ianthinogaster | Purple Grenadier | |
Chapter 7 NEGROFINCHES & ANTPECKERS | ||
| Nigrita bicolor | Chestnut-breasted Negro-finch | |
| Nigrita luteifrons | Pale-fronted Negro-finch | |
| Nigrita canicapillus | Grey-headed Negrofinch | Grey-crowned Negrofinch |
| Nigrita fusconatus | White-breasted Negrofinch | |
| Parmoptila woodhousei | Woodhouse’s Antpecker | Woodhouse’s Flowerpacker |
| Parmoptila rubrifrons | Gold Coast Antpecker | Red-fronted Flowerpacker |
| Parmoptila jamesoni | Jameson’s Antpecker | |
Chapter 8 TWINSPOTS | ||
| Clytospiza monteiri | Brown Twinspot | Monteiri’s Twinspot, Monteiro’s Twinspot |
| Euschistospiza dybowskii | Dybowski’s Twinspot | Dybowski’s Dusky Twinspot |
| Euschistospiza cinereovinacea | Dusky Twinspot | |
| Hypargos margaritatus | Pink-throated Twinspot | Rosy Twinspot |
| Hypargos niveoguttatus | Peter’s Twinspot | Red-throated Twinspot |
| Mandingoa nitidula | Green-backed Twinspot | Green Twinspot |
| Mandingoa n. schlegeli | Green-backed Twinspot Schlegel | |
Chapter 9 QUAILFINCHES | ||
| Ortygospiza atricollis | West-African Quailfinch | Quailfinch, Black-faced Quailfinch |
| Ortygospiza fuscocrissa | African Quailfinch | Abyssinian Quailfinch, Ethiopian Quailfinch |
| Ortygospiza locustella | Locust-Finch | Common Locustfinch |
| Ortygospiza gabonensis | Black-chinned Quailfinch | Red-billed Quailfinch, Gabon Quailfinch |
Chapter 10 OLIVEBECKS | ||
| Nesocharis ansorgei | White-collared Olive-back | |
| Nesocharis shelleyi | Fernado Po Olive-back | Little Oliveback, Shelley’s Oliveback |
| Nesocharis capistrata | Grey-headed Olive-back | White-Cheeked Oliveback |
Chapter 11 PYTILIAS | ||
| Pytilia lineata | Ethiopian Aurora Finch | Lineated Pytilia, Red-billed Aurora Finch |
| Pytilia phoenicoptera | Red-winged Pytilia | Aurora Finch, Crimson-winged Pytilia |
| Pytilia melba | Green-winged Pytilia | Melba Finch, Grey-napped Pytilia |
| Pytilia hypogrammica | Red-faced Pytilia | Yellow-winged Pytilia, Red-faced Aurora Finch |
Chapter 12 SEEDCRACKERS & BLUEBILLS | ||
| Pyrenestus ostrinus | Black-bellied Seedcracker | |
| Pyrenestus minor | Lesser Seedcracker | |
| Pyrenestus sanguineus | Grand Crimson Seedcracker | |
| Pyrenestus coccineus | Crimson Seedcracker | |
| Spermophaga haematina | Western Bluebill | |
| Spermophaga ruficapilla | Red-headed Bluebill | |
| Spermophaga poliogenys | Grant’s Bluebill | |
Chapter 13 CUT-THROATS | ||
| Amadina fasciata | Cutthroat Finch | |
| Amadina erythrocephala | Red-headed Finch | |
Chapter 14 AUSTRALIAN FINCHES | ||
| Emblema pictum | Painted Finch | Painted Firetail |
| Neochmia ruficauda | Star Finch | Red-faced Finch, Red-tailed Finch |
| Neochmia modesta | Plum-headed Finch | Cherry Finch, Diadem Finch, Plum-capped Finch |
| Neochmia temporalis | Red-browed Finch | Sydney Firetail |
| Neochmia phaeton | Crimson Finch | Common Crimson Finch, Blood Finch |
| Oreostruthus fuliginosus | Mountain Firetail | |
| Poephila cincta | Black-throated Finch | Diggles’s Finch, Parson Finch |
| Poephila personata | Masked Finch | Masked Grass Finch |
| Poephila acuticauda | Long-tailed Finch | Blackheart Finch |
| Stagonopleura guttata | Diamond Firetail | |
| Stagonopleura oculata | Red-eared Firetail | |
| Stagonopleura bella | Beautiful Firetail | Firetail Finch |
| Stizoptera bichenovii | Double-barred Finch | Banded Finch, Bicheno Finch |
| Taeniopygia guttata | Zebra Finch | |
| Erythrura gouldiae | Gouldian Finch | |
Chapter 15 PARROTFINCHES | ||
| Erythrura hyperythra | Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch | Bamboo Parrotfinch |
| Erythrura viridifacies | Green-faced Parrotfinch | Manila Parrotfinch |
| Erythrura trichroa | Blue-faced Parrotfinch | |
| Erythrura papuana | Papuan Parrotfinch | Large-billed Parrotfinch |
| Erythrura tricolor | Tricolor Parrotfinch | Tricolored Parrotfinch, Sunda Parrotfinch |
| Erythrura prasina | Pin-tailed Parrotfinch | Long-tailed Parrotfinch |
| Erythrura coloria | Red-eared Parrotfinch | Mindanao Parrotfinch, Mt. Katanglad Parrotfinch |
| Erythrura psittacea | Red-throated Parrotfinch | |
| Erythrura cyaneovirens | Red-headed Parrotfinch | Red-crowned Parrotfinch |
| Erythrura regia | Royal Parrotfinch | Blue-bellied Parrotfinch |
| Erythrura kleinschmidti | Pink-billed Parrotfinch | |
Chapter 16 MANNIKINS | ||
| Lonchura kelaarti | Black-throated Mannikin | Black-throated Mannikin, Jerdon’s Mannikin |
| Lonchura fuscans | Dusky Mannikin | Dusky Munia, Bomean Munia |
| Lonchura leucogastroidus | Javan Mannikin | Java Munia, Javan Mannikin, Javan Munia |
| Lonchura molucca | Black-faced Mannikin | Black-faced Munia, Moluccan Mannikin |
| Lonchura punctulata | Scaly-breasted Mannikin | Scaly-breasted Munia, Nutmeg Mannikin |
| Lonchura striata | White-rumped Mannikin | White-rumped Munia, Sharp-tailed Munia |
| Lonchura tristissima | Streak-headed Mannikin | Streak-headed Munia |
| Lonchura leucosticta | White-spotted Mannikin | White-spotted Munia |
| Lonchura leucogastra | White-bellied Mannikin | White-bellied Munia |
Chapter 17 MUNIAS (1) | ||
| Lonchura vana | Grey-banded Munia | Grey-banded Mannikin, Arfak Munia |
| Lonchura pallida | Pale-headed Munia | Celebes Munia, Celebes Mannikin, Pallid Munia |
| Lonchura grandis | Grand Munia | Grand Mannikin, Great-billed Munia |
| Lonchura malacca | Black-headed Munia | Black-headed Mannikin, Tricolored Munia |
| Lonchura atricapilla | Chestnut Munia | Chestnut Mannikin, Southern Black-headed Munia |
| Lonchura ferruginosa | White-capped Munia | White-capped Mannikin, Black-throated Munia |
| Lonchura forbesi | New Ireland Munia | New Ireland Mannikin, Forbes’s Munia |
| Lonchura caniceps | Grey-headed Munia | Grey-headed Mannikin |
| Lonchura stygia | Black Munia | Black Mannikin |
| Lonchura hunsteini | White-cowled Munia | Mottled Munia, Hunstein’s Munia |
| Lonchura spectabilis | Hooded Munia | Hooded Mannikin, Nw. Britain Munia |
| Lonchura quinticolor | Five-colored Munia | Five-colored Mannikin |
| Lonchura maja | White-headed Munia | White-headed Mannikin |
| Lonchura nevermanni | Grey-crowned Munia | Grey-crowned Mannikin, White-crowned Munia |
Chapter 18 MUNIAS (2) | ||
| Lonchura bicolor | Black-and-White Munia | Black-and-White Mannikin |
| Lonchura nana | Madagascar Munia | Madagascar Mannikin, Bibfinch |
| Lonchura cucullata | Bronze Munia | Bronze Mannikin, Hooded Mannikin |
| Lonchura fringilloidus | Magpie Munia | Magpie Mannikin, Pied Munia |
Chapter 19 MUNIAS (3) | ||
| Lonchura castaneothorax | Chestnut-breasted Munia | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin |
| Lonchura teerinki | Black-breasted Munia | Black-breasted Mannikin, Teerink’s Munia |
| Lonchura flaviprimna | Yellow-rumped Munia | Yellow-rumped Mannikin |
| Lonchura melaena | Bismarck Munia | Bismarck Mannikin, Buff-bellied Mannikin |
| Lonchura monticola | Alpine Munia | Alpine Mannikin |
| Lonchura montana | Snow Mountain Munia | Snow Mountain Mannikin, Western Alpine Munia |
| Heteromunia pectoralis | Pictorella Munia | White-breasted Munia, Pictorella Finch, Pictorella Mannikin, Pectoral Munia |
Chapter 20 SILVERBILLS & SPARROWS | ||
| Lonchura malabarica | Indian Silverbill | White-throated Silverbill, Common Silverbill |
| Lonchura griseicapilla | Grey-headed Silverbill | |
| Lonchura cantans | African Silverbill | Mauritanian Silverbill, Warbling Silverbill |
| Lonchura oryzivora | Java Sparrow | Java Finch, Ricebird, Paradise Sparrow |
| Lonchura fuscata | Timor Sparrow | Timor Finch, Timor Dusky Sparrow, Brown Ricebird |