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 | |
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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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