Waxbills and Allies
Estrildidae
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.
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.
52 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 138 known species
Typical Munias and Mannikins
genusLonchura
Typical Waxbills
genusEstrilda
Neochmia
genusNeochmia
Typical Silverbills
genusEuodice
Cordonbleus
genusUraeginthus
Firefinches
genusLagonosticta
African Mannikins
genusSpermestes
Zebra Finches
genusTaeniopygia
Java and Timor Sparrows
genusPadda
Stizoptera
genusStizoptera
Avadavats
genusAmandava
Australian Firetails
genusStagonopleura
Cut-throat and Red-headed Finches
genusAmadina
Pytilias
genusPytilia
Swee Waxbill and allies
genusCoccopygia
Grenadiers
genusGranatina
Emblema
genusEmblema
Black-throated Finches
genusPoephila
Parrotfinches
genusErythrura
Chloebia
genusChloebia
Grey Waxbill and allies
genusGlaucestrilda
Brunhilda
genusBrunhilda
Nigritas
genusNigrita
Reddish-throated Twinspots
genusHypargos
Lepidopygia
genusLepidopygia
Mandingoa
genusMandingoa
Ortygospiza
genusOrtygospiza
Bluebills
genusSpermophaga
Seedcrackers
genusPyrenestes
Crimsonwings
genusCryptospiza
Heteromunia
genusHeteromunia
Antpeckers
genusParmoptila
Delacourella
genusDelacourella
Olivebacks
genusNesocharis
Dusky and Dybowski's Twinspots
genusEuschistospiza
Clytospiza
genusClytospiza
Streaked Munias
genusMayrimunia
Oreostruthus
genusOreostruthus
Paludipasser
genusPaludipasser
Ortygospiza × Paludipasser
genushybridOrtygospiza × Paludipasser
Ortygospiza × Taeniopygia
genushybridOrtygospiza × Taeniopygia
Lagonosticta × Taeniopygia
genushybridLagonosticta × Taeniopygia
Lagonosticta × Uraeginthus
genushybridLagonosticta × Uraeginthus
Euodice × Lonchura
genushybridEuodice × Lonchura
Stizoptera × Taeniopygia
genushybridStizoptera × Taeniopygia
Euodice × Spermestes
genushybridEuodice × Spermestes
Euodice × Neochmia
genushybridEuodice × Neochmia
Emblema × Euodice
genushybridEmblema × Euodice
Euodice × Stizoptera
genushybridEuodice × Stizoptera
Euodice × Poephila
genushybridEuodice × Poephila
Euodice × Padda
genushybridEuodice × Padda
Euodice × Taeniopygia
genushybridEuodice × Taeniopygia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 71322.