Estrildidae
Estrildidae | |
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Red-browed finch, Neochmia temporalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Superfamily: | Passeroidea |
Family: | Estrildidae Bonaparte, 1850 |
Genera | |
Estrildidae, or estrildid finches, is a
They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but vary widely in plumage colours and patterns.
All estrildids build large, domed nests and lay five to ten white eggs. Many species build roost nests. Some of the firefinches and pytilias are hosts to the
Most are sensitive to cold and require warm, usually tropical, habitats, although a few, such as the eastern alpine mannikin, mountain firetail, red-browed finch, and the genus Stagonopleura, have adapted to the cooler climates of southern Australia and the highlands of New Guinea.
The smallest species of the family is the Shelley's oliveback (Nesocharis shelleyi) at a mere 8.3 cm (3.3 in), although the lightest species is the black-rumped waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes) at 6 g (0.21 oz). The largest species is the Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora) at 17 cm (6.7 in) and 25 g (0.88 oz).[1]
Taxonomy
The family Estrildidae was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist
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Phylogeny based on a study of the Estrildidae by Urban Olsson and Paludipasser was not included in the study.[6]
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Genera list
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Heteromunia Mathews, 1913 |
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Oreostruthus De Vis, 1898 |
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Stagonopleura Reichenbach, 1850 |
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Neochmia Gray, GR, 1849 |
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Emblema Gould, 1842 |
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Bathilda Reichenbach, 1862 |
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Aidemosyne Reichenbach, 1862 |
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Stizoptera Oberholser, 1899 |
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Taeniopygia Reichenbach, 1862 |
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Poephila Gould, 1842 |
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Spermestes Swainson, 1837 |
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Lepidopygia Reichenbach, 1862 |
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Euodice Reichenbach, 1862 |
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Padda Reichenbach, 1850 |
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Mayrimunia Wolters, 1949 |
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Lonchura Sykes, 1832 |
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Chloebia Reichenbach, 1862 |
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Erythrura Swainson, 1837 |
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Nesocharis Alexander, 1903 |
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Coccopygia Reichenbach, 1862 |
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Mandingoa Hartert, E, 1919 |
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Cryptospiza Salvadori, 1884 |
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Parmoptila Cassin, 1859 |
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Nigrita Strickland, 1843 |
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Delacourella Wolters, 1949 |
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Brunhilda Reichenbach, 1862 |
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Glaucestrilda Roberts, 1922 |
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Estrilda Swainson, 1827 |
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Ortygospiza Sundevall, 1850 |
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Paludipasser Neave, 1909 |
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Amadina Swainson, 1827 |
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Amandava Blyth, 1836 |
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Granatina Sharpe, 1890 |
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Uraeginthus Cabanis, 1851 |
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Spermophaga Swainson, 1837 |
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Pyrenestes Swainson, 1837 |
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Pytilia Swainson, 1837 |
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Euschistospiza Wolters, 1943 |
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Hypargos Reichenbach, 1862 |
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Clytospiza Shelley, 1896 |
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Lagonosticta Cabanis, 1851 |
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References
- ^ "Estrildid FINCHes".
- ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1850). Conspectus Generum Avium (in Latin). Vol. 1. Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 450.
- hdl:2246/830.
- Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- PMID 30936315.
- ^ S2CID 211048731.
- ISBN 978-84-96553-68-2.
External links
- Zipcode Zoo: Estrildidae
- Internet Bird Collection.com: Estrildidae videos, photos and sounds
- Waxbill Finch Society — specialist waxbill bird society based in the UK.