Estrildidae Family
The Avadavats (Amandava Blyth, 1836) exemplifies the incredible diversity found within avian species found across the globe. This comprehensive guide...
591 species in this family.348 species in this category
Bird (Neochmia ruficauda) - Facts & Information
Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda (Gould, 1837)
Black-Cheeked Waxbill; Feenastrild; Savanneastrild (Estrilda charmosyna) - Facts & Information
Estrilda charmosyna (Reichenow, 1881)
Bengali TacheteĚ AĚ Ventre Noir; Dybowski'S Twinspot; Dybowski-Astrild; Rødryggastrild (Euschistospiza dybowskii) - Facts & Information
Euschistospiza dybowskii (Oustalet, 1892)
Fawn-Breasted Waxbill; Sumpfastrild; Sumpastrild (Estrilda paludicola) - Facts & Information
Estrilda paludicola Heuglin, 1863
Bengali De Jackson; Dusky Crimson-Wing; Dusky Crimsonwing; Jackson-Astrild; Blodflekkastrild (Cryptospiza jacksoni) - Facts & Information
Cryptospiza jacksoni Sharpe, 1902
Bird (Lonchura maja) - Facts & Information
Lonchura maja vietnamensis Restall
Bird (BOLDAAN) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAN3755
Bird (Neochmia phaeton) - Facts & Information
Neochmia phaeton subsp. fitzroyi Mathews
Double-Barred Finch; Ringelastrild; Ringastrild (Taeniopygia bichenovii) - Facts & Information
Taeniopygia bichenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Bird (Ortygospiza gabonensis) - Facts & Information
Ortygospiza gabonensis dorsostriata Someren, 1921
Black-Faced Waxbill; Elfenastrild; Alveastrild (Estrilda erythronotos) - Facts & Information
Estrilda erythronotos (Vieillot, 1817)
Bird (Lagonosticta Cabanis) - Facts & Information
Lagonosticta Cabanis, 1851
Bird (Taeniopygia Reichenbach) - Facts & Information
Taeniopygia Reichenbach, 1862
Bird (Erythrura prasina) - Facts & Information
Erythrura prasina prasina (Sparrman, 1788)
Bird (Glaucestrilda perreini) - Facts & Information
Glaucestrilda perreini perreini (Vieillot, 1817)
Bird (Spermestes cucullata) - Facts & Information
Spermestes cucullata cucullata Swainson, 1837
Bird (Lonchura castaneothorax) - Facts & Information
Lonchura castaneothorax boschmai Junge, 1952
Bird (Lonchura kelaarti) - Facts & Information
Lonchura kelaarti vernayi (Whistler & Kinnear, 1933)
Java Sparrow; Padda De Java (Lonchura oryzivora) - Facts & Information
Lonchura oryzivora (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird (Lonchura pallida) - Facts & Information
Lonchura pallida subcastanea
Bird (Poephila acuticauda) - Facts & Information
Poephila acuticauda subsp. nea Mathews
Capucin AĚ TeĚte Noire; Chestnut Munia; Southern Black-Headed Munia; Kastanjenonne (Lonchura atricapilla) - Facts & Information
Lonchura atricapilla (Vieillot, 1807)
Bengali De Reichenow; Bergastrild; Red-Faced Crimson-Wing; Red-Faced Crimsonwing; Brilleastrild (Cryptospiza reichenovii) - Facts & Information
Cryptospiza reichenovii (Hartlaub, 1874)
Black-Faced Munia; Wellenbauch-BronzemaĚnnchen; Molukknonne (Lonchura molucca) - Facts & Information
Lonchura molucca (Linnaeus, 1766)
Bird (Lonchura leucosticta) - Facts & Information
Lonchura leucosticta leucosticta (Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)
Grey-Crowned Negrofinch; Grey-Headed Negrofinch; Grey-Headed Nigrita; SeĚneĚgali NeĚgre (Nigrita canicapillus) - Facts & Information
Nigrita canicapillus (Strickland, 1841)
Bird (Estrilda erythronotos) - Facts & Information
Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos (Vieillot, 1817)
Bird (Munia atricapilla) - Facts & Information
Munia atricapilla subsp. novana Mathews
Bird (Emblema Gould) - Facts & Information
Emblema Gould, 1842
Cou-CoupeĚ AĚ TeĚte Rouge; Red-Headed Finch; Rotkopf-Amadine; Rødhodeamadin (Amadina erythrocephala) - Facts & Information
Amadina erythrocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
Borneo-BronzemaĚnnchen; Dusky Munia; Kullnonne (Lonchura fuscans) - Facts & Information
Lonchura fuscans (Cassin, 1852)
Bird (BOLDACE) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACE4485
Cordonbleus (Uraeginthus Cabanis) - Facts & Information
Uraeginthus Cabanis, 1851
Bird (Erythrura regia) - Facts & Information
Erythrura regia efatensis Mayr, 1931
Bird (Aidemosyne cantans) - Facts & Information
Aidemosyne cantans subsp. tavetensis van Someren
Green-Faced Parrot-Finch; Green-Faced Parrotfinch; Manila-Papageiamadine; Grønnamadin (Erythrura viridifacies) - Facts & Information
Erythrura viridifacies Hachisuka & Delacour, 1937
Bird (Estrilda cinderella) - Facts & Information
Estrilda cinderella Neumann
Bird (Estrilda nonnula) - Facts & Information
Estrilda nonnula elizae Alexander, 1903
Bird (Poephila cincta) - Facts & Information
Poephila cincta atropygialis Diggles, 1876
Red-Backed Mannikin (Lonchura nigriceps) - Facts & Information
Lonchura nigriceps (Cassin, 1852)
Bird (Neochmia G) - Facts & Information
Neochmia G. R. Gray, 1849
Bird (Lonchura punctulata) - Facts & Information
Lonchura punctulata insulicola Mees, 2006
Astrild AĚ Flancs RayeĚs; Bengali ZeĚbreĚ; GoldbruĚstchen; Orange-Breasted Waxbill; Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava) - Facts & Information
Amandava subflava (Vieillot, 1819)
Black-Headed Munia; Capucin AĚ Dos Marron; Chestnut Mannikin; Driekleurennon; Monjita Tres Color; Schwarzbauchnonne; Tricolored Munia; Tricoloured Munia; Svarthodenonne (Lonchura malacca) - Facts & Information
Lonchura malacca (Linnaeus, 1766)
Braunbrust-Schilffink; Capucin Donacole; Chestnut-Breasted Mannikin; Chestnut-Breasted Munia; Vini; Sivnonne (Lonchura castaneothorax) - Facts & Information
Lonchura castaneothorax (Gould, 1837)
Bird (Lonchura molucca) - Facts & Information
Lonchura molucca propinqua (Sharpe, 1890)
Bird (Mayrimunia Wolters) - Facts & Information
Mayrimunia Wolters, 1949
Bird (Erythrura hyperythra) - Facts & Information
Erythrura hyperythra malayana (Robinson, 1928)
Bird (Aegintha ruficauda) - Facts & Information
Aegintha ruficauda subsp. thorpei Mathews
Bird (Lepidopygia Reichenbach) - Facts & Information
Lepidopygia Reichenbach, 1862
BlaĂkopfnonne; Pale-Headed Munia; Bleknonne (Lonchura pallida) - Facts & Information
Lonchura pallida (Wallace, 1864)
Aurora-Astrild; Red-Winged Pytilia; Auroraastrild (Pytilia phoenicoptera) - Facts & Information
Pytilia phoenicoptera Swainson, 1837
Bird (Donacola Gould) - Facts & Information
Donacola Gould, 1842
Bird (Nigrita sparsimguttata) - Facts & Information
Nigrita sparsimguttata Reichenow
Blue-Faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa) - Facts & Information
Erythrura trichroa cyanofrons E. L. Layard, 1878
Bird (Estrilda paludicola) - Facts & Information
Estrilda paludicola paludicola Heuglin, 1863
Bird (Brunhilda Reichenbach) - Facts & Information
Brunhilda Reichenbach, 1862
Landana Firefinch; Landana-Amarant; Pale-Billed Firefinch; Kongoamarant (Lagonosticta landanae) - Facts & Information
Lagonosticta landanae Sharpe, 1890
Bird (Parmoptila Cassin) - Facts & Information
Parmoptila Cassin, 1859
Kurzschwanz-Papageiamadine; Red-Headed Parrot-Finch; Red-Headed Parrotfinch; Rødhetteamadin (Erythrura cyaneovirens) - Facts & Information
Erythrura cyaneovirens (Peale, 1848)
Bird (Nigrita Strickland) - Facts & Information
Nigrita Strickland, 1843
Bird (Euschistospiza cinereovinacea) - Facts & Information
Euschistospiza cinereovinacea graueri (Rothschild, 1909)
Bird (Munia Hodgson) - Facts & Information
Munia Hodgson, 1836
Gray-Crowned Munia; Grey-Crowned Mannikin; Grey-Crowned Munia; WeiĂscheitelnonne; Svartstrupenonne (Lonchura nevermanni) - Facts & Information
Lonchura nevermanni Stresemann, 1934
Amaranthe AĚ Ventre Noir; Black-Bellied Firefinch; Schwarzbauchamarant; Svartbukamarant (Lagonosticta rara) - Facts & Information
Lagonosticta rara (Antinori, 1864)
Black-Breasted Mannikin; Black-Breasted Munia; Schwarzbrust-Schilffink; Svartbrystnonne (Lonchura teerinki) - Facts & Information
Lonchura teerinki Rand, 1940
Bird (Nesocharis shelleyi) - Facts & Information
Nesocharis shelleyi bansoensis Bannerman, 1923
Blaukopfastrild; Blue-Capped Cordon-Bleu; Blue-Capped Cordonbleu; Cordon Bleu AĚ Calotte Bleue; BlaĚhodeastrild (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) - Facts & Information
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus (Richmond, 1897)
Bird (Amadina erythrocephala) - Facts & Information
Amadina erythrocephala dissita
Black-Bellied Seed-Cracker; Black-Bellied Seedcracker; Grosbec Ponceau AĚ Ventre Noir; Purpurastrild; Svartbukastrild (Pyrenestes ostrinus) - Facts & Information
Pyrenestes ostrinus (Vieillot, 1805)
Bird (Lagonosticta senegalla) - Facts & Information
Lagonosticta senegalla subsp. kikuyuensis van Someren
Bird (Poephila personata) - Facts & Information
Poephila personata subsp. belcheri Mathews
Amadine Cou-CoupeĚ; Band-Amadine; Cou-CoupeĚ; Cut-Throat; Cut-Throat Finch; Blodstrupeamadin (Amadina fasciata) - Facts & Information
Amadina fasciata (Gmelin, 1789)
Bird (Hypargus harterti) - Facts & Information
Hypargus harterti Shelley
Bird (BOLDAER) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AER4800
Bird (Ortygospiza fuscocrissa) - Facts & Information
Ortygospiza fuscocrissa smithersi Benson, 1955
Bird (Coccopygia Reichenbach) - Facts & Information
Coccopygia Reichenbach, 1862
Chestnut-Breasted Negrofinch; Chestnut-Breasted Nigrita; SeĚneĚgali Brun AĚ Ventre Roux; ZweifarbenschwaĚrzling; Kastanjeastrild (Nigrita bicolor) - Facts & Information
Nigrita bicolor (Hartlaub, 1844)
Gitterastrild (Sporaeginthus formosus) - Facts & Information
Sporaeginthus formosus
Bird (Lonchura spectabilis) - Facts & Information
Lonchura spectabilis wahgiensis Mayr & Gilliard, 1952
Bird (Mandingoa Hartert) - Facts & Information
Mandingoa Hartert, 1919
Bird (Hypargus monteiri) - Facts & Information
Hypargus monteiri
Bird (Lemuresthes Wolters) - Facts & Information
Lemuresthes Wolters, 1949
Beaumarquet AĚ Ailes Jaunes; Red-Faced Pytilia; Rotmaskenastrild; Yellow-Winged Pytilia; Rødmaskeastrild (Pytilia hypogrammica) - Facts & Information
Pytilia hypogrammica Sharpe, 1870
Ameisenpicker; Astrild Fourmilier AĚ TeĚte Rouge; Red-Headed Flower-Pecker; Woodhouse'S Antpecker; Rustmaskeastrid (Parmoptila woodhousei) - Facts & Information
Parmoptila woodhousei Cassin, 1859
Grey-Headed Oliveback; WeiĂwangen-Astrild; Meiseastrild (Nesocharis capistrata) - Facts & Information
Nesocharis capistrata (Hartlaub, 1861)
Bird (Hypargos Reichenbach) - Facts & Information
Hypargos Reichenbach, 1862
Bengali De Shelley; Rotmantel-Astrild; Shelley'S Crimson-Wing; Shelley'S Crimsonwing; Edelastrild (Cryptospiza shelleyi) - Facts & Information
Cryptospiza shelleyi Sharpe, 1902
Bird (Bathilda Reichenbach) - Facts & Information
Bathilda Reichenbach, 1862
Palau Blue-Faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa) - Facts & Information
Erythrura trichroa pelewensis Kuroda, 1922
Fernando Po Oliveback; Little Olive-Back; Meisen-Astrild; Petit SeĚneĚgali Vert; Shelley'S Oliveback; Svarthodeastrild (Nesocharis shelleyi) - Facts & Information
Nesocharis shelleyi Alexander, 1903
Bird (Pytelia ansorgei) - Facts & Information
Pytelia ansorgei Hartert
Royal Parrotfinch; Kongeamadin (Erythrura regia) - Facts & Information
Erythrura regia (P. L. Sclater, 1881)
Bird (Zonaeginthus guttatus) - Facts & Information
Zonaeginthus guttatus subsp. philordi Mathews
Crimson Seed-Cracker; Crimson Seedcracker; Grosbec Ponceau AĚ Ventre Brun; Karminastrild (Pyrenestes sanguineus) - Facts & Information
Pyrenestes sanguineus Swainson, 1837
Beaumarquet AĚ Dos Jaune; Orange-Winged Pytilia; Wiener-Astrild; Oransjevingeastrild (Pytilia afra) - Facts & Information
Pytilia afra (Gmelin, 1789)
Bird (Clytospiza Shelley) - Facts & Information
Clytospiza Shelley, 1896
Bird (Delacourella Wolters) - Facts & Information
Delacourella Wolters, 1949
Vinamarant (Lagonosticta larvata) - Facts & Information
Lagonosticta larvata vinacea (Hartlaub, 1857)
Gemalter Astrild; Painted Finch; Painted Firetail; Mosaikkastrild (Emblema pictum) - Facts & Information
Emblema pictum Gould, 1842