Parrotfinches
Erythrura
Parrotfinches are small, colourful passerine birds belonging to the genus Erythrura in the family Estrildidae, the estrildid finches. They occur from South-east Asia to New Guinea, northern Australia and many Pacific Islands. They inhabit forest, bamboo thickets and grassland and some can be found in man-made habitats such as farmland, parks and gardens. Several species are commonly kept as cagebirds.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species
Fiji Parrotfinch
speciesErythrura pealii
Pin-tailed Parrotfinch
speciesErythrura prasina
Blue-faced Parrotfinch
speciesErythrura trichroa
Red-throated Parrotfinch
speciesErythrura psittacea
Tricolored Parrotfinch
speciesErythrura tricolor
Red-eared Parrotfinch
speciesErythrura coloria
Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch
speciesErythrura hyperythra
Royal Parrotfinch
speciesErythrura cyaneovirens
Pink-billed Parrotfinch
speciesErythrura kleinschmidti
Green-faced Parrotfinch
speciesErythrura viridifacies
Papuan Parrotfinch
speciesErythrura papuana
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13942.