Pytilia

Pytilia is a genus of birds in the family Estrildidae,

Pytilia
Green- and Orange-winged pytilias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Pytilia
Swainson, 1837

Species

It contains five species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Pytilia afraOrange-winged pytiliaAngola, Botswana, Burundi, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Pytilia phoenicopteraRed-winged pytiliaBenin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo and Uganda
Pytilia lineataRed-billed pytiliaEthiopia
Pytilia melbaGreen-winged pytiliaSub-Saharan Africa
Pytilia hypogrammicaYellow-winged pytiliaBenin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.


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