Estrildid Finch - Species List

Species List

• Antpeckers, genus Parmoptila
  • Red-fronted Antpecker, Parmoptila rubrifrons
  • Jameson's Antpecker, Parmoptila jamesoni – often included in P. rubrifrons
  • Woodhouse's Antpecker, Parmoptila woodhousei
• Nigritas, genus Nigrita
  • White-breasted Nigrita, Nigrita fusconota
  • Chestnut-breasted Nigrita, Nigrita bicolor
  • Pale-fronted Nigrita, Nigrita luteifrons
  • Grey-headed Nigrita, Nigrita canicapilla
• Olivebacks, genus Nesocharis
  • White-collared Oliveback, Nesocharis ansorgei
  • Shelley's Oliveback, Nesocharis shelleyi
  • Grey-headed Oliveback, Nesocharis capistrata
• Pytilias, genus Pytilia
  • Orange-winged Pytilia, Pytilia afra
  • Red-winged Pytilia, Pytilia phoenicoptera
  • Red-billed Pytilia, Pytilia lineata
  • Green-winged Pytilia, Pytilia melba
  • Yellow-winged Pytilia, Pytilia hypogrammica
• Crimsonwings, genus Cryptospiza
  • Red-faced Crimsonwing, Cryptospiza reichenovii
  • Abyssinian Crimsonwing, Cryptospiza salvadorii
  • Dusky Crimsonwing, Cryptospiza jacksoni
  • Shelley's Crimsonwing, 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
• Genus Mandingoa
  • Green-backed Twinspot, Mandingoa nitidula
• Genus Clytospiza
  • Brown Twinspot, Clytospiza monteiri
• Genus Hypargos
  • Red-throated Twinspot, Hypargos niveoguttatus
  • Pink-throated Twinspot, Hypargos margaritatus
• Genus Euschistospiza
  • 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
  • Landana Firefinch, Lagonosticta landanae
  • Jameson's Firefinch, Lagonosticta rhodopareia
  • Mali Firefinch, Lagonosticta virata
  • Rock Firefinch, Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis
  • Black-faced Firefinch, Lagonosticta larvata
  • Chad Firefinch, Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis
• Cordon-bleus, genus Uraeginthus
  • Blue Waxbill, Uraeginthus angolensis
  • Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Uraeginthus bengalus
  • Blue-capped Cordon-bleu, Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
  • Purple Grenadier, Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
  • Violet-eared Waxbill, Uraeginthus granatinus
• Genus Coccopygia
  • Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Coccopygia quartinia
  • Swee Waxbill, Coccopygia melanotis
• Waxbills, genus Estrilda
  • Lavender Waxbill, Estrilda caerulescens
  • Grey Waxbill, Estrilda perreini
  • Cinderella Waxbill, Estrilda thomensis
  • Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola
  • Anambra Waxbill, Estrilda poliopareia
  • Orange-cheeked Waxbill, Estrilda melpoda
  • Arabian Waxbill, Estrilda rufibarba
  • Crimson-rumped Waxbill, Estrilda rhodopyga
  • Black-rumped Waxbill, Estrilda troglodytes
  • Common Waxbill, Estrilda astrild
  • Black-lored Waxbill, Estrilda nigriloris
  • Black-crowned Waxbill, Estrilda nonnula
  • Black-headed Waxbill, Estrilda atricapilla
  • Kandt's Waxbill, Estrilda kandti
  • Black-faced Waxbill, Estrilda erythronotos
  • Black-cheeked Waxbill, Estrilda charmosyna

• Avadavats, genus Amandava
  • Red Avadavat, Amandava amandava also known as Red Munia
  • Green Avadavat, Amandava formosa
  • Orange-breasted Waxbill, Amandava subflava
• Quailfinches, genus Ortygospiza
  • Black-chinned Quailfinch, Ortygospiza gabonensis
  • Black-faced Quailfinch, Ortygospiza atricollis
  • African Quailfinch, Ortygospiza fuscocrissa
• Genus Paludipasser
  • Locust Finch, Paludipasser locustella
• Genus Emblema
  • Painted Finch, Emblema pictum
• Genus Stagonopleura
  • Beautiful Firetail, Stagonopleura bella
  • Red-eared Firetail, Stagonopleura oculata
  • Diamond Firetail, Stagonopleura guttata
• Genus Oreostruthus
  • Mountain Firetail, Oreostruthus fuliginosus
• Genus Neochmia
  • Red-browed Finch, Neochmia temporalis
  • Crimson Finch, Neochmia phaeton
  • Star Finch, Neochmia ruficauda
  • Plum-headed Finch, Neochmia modesta
• Genus Taeniopygia
  • Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata
  • Double-barred Finch, Taeniopygia bichenovii
• Genus Poephila
  • 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 Parrotfinch, Erythrura kleinschmidti
  • Gouldian Finch, Erythrura gouldiae
• Munias, Mannikins and Silverbills, genus Lonchura
  • Madagascar Mannikin, Lonchura nana
  • African Silverbill, Lonchura cantans

• • Indian Silverbill, Lonchura malabarica also known as White-throated Munia
  • Grey-headed Silverbill, Lonchura griseicapilla
  • Bronze Mannikin, Lonchura cucullata also known as Bronze Munia
  • Black-and-white Mannikin, Lonchura bicolor also known as Black-and-white Munia
  • Red-backed Mannikin, Lonchura nigriceps also known as Brown-backed Munia
  • Magpie Mannikin, Lonchura fringilloides also known as Magpie Munia
  • White-rumped Munia, Lonchura striata
  • Javan Munia, Lonchura leucogastroides
  • Dusky Munia, Lonchura fuscans
  • Black-faced Munia, Lonchura molucca
  • Black-throated Munia, Lonchura kelaarti also known as Jerdon's Mannikin

• • Scaly-breasted Munia, Lonchura punctulata also known as Nutmeg Mannikin or Spice Finch
  • White-bellied Munia, Lonchura leucogastra
  • Streak-headed Munia, Lonchura tristissima
  • Chestnut Munia, Lonchura atricapilla
  • Tricoloured Munia, Lonchura malacca
  • White-capped Munia, Lonchura ferruginosa
  • Cream-bellied Munia, Lonchura pallidiventer

• • Five-coloured Munia, Lonchura quinticolor
  • White-headed Munia, Lonchura maja
  • Pale-headed Munia, Lonchura pallida
  • Great-billed Mannikin, Lonchura grandis
  • Grey-banded Mannikin, Lonchura vana
  • Grey-crowned Mannikin, Lonchura nevermanni
  • Hooded Mannikin, Lonchura spectabilis
  • Grey-headed Mannikin, Lonchura caniceps
  • Hunstein's Mannikin, Lonchura hunsteini
  • Forbes's Mannikin, Lonchura forbesi
  • New Hanover Mannikin, Lonchura nigerrima
  • Yellow-rumped Mannikin, Lonchura flaviprymna
  • Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, Lonchura castaneothorax

• • Black Mannikin, Lonchura stygia
  • Black-breasted Mannikin, Lonchura teerinki
  • Western Alpine Mannikin, Lonchura montana
  • Eastern Alpine Mannikin, Lonchura monticola
  • Buff-bellied Mannikin, Lonchura melaena
  • Java Sparrow, Lonchura oryzivora
  • Timor Sparrow, Lonchura fuscata
• Genus Heteromunia
  • Pictorella Mannikin, Heteromunia pectoralis
• Cut-throats, genus Amadina
  • Cut-throat Finch, Amadina fasciata
  • Red-headed Finch, Amadina erythrocephala