Green-winged pytilia

The green-winged pytilia (Pytilia melba) is a small colourful seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. It is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, though it is more rarely seen in central, far southern and coastal western parts of the continent.

Green-winged pytilia
Adult male, Tsavo East NP, Kenya
Female, San Diego Zoo
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Pytilia
Species:
P. melba
Binomial name
Pytilia melba
Synonyms

Fringilla melba Linnaeus, 1758

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