Estrildidae

Poephila cincta Photo by Vladimír Motyčka (BioLib) Common name: black-throated finch (en); diamante-de-garganta-preta (pt); diamant à bavette (fr); diamante gorjinegro (es); gürtelgrasfunk (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange: This species is endemic to Queensland, Australia, where it is currently found on the Cape York Peninsula. In the past its range extended southwards into northern New South Wales.Size:These…

Padda oryzivora Photo by Kim Bridges (Wikipedia) Common name:Java sparrow (en); pardal-de-Java (pt); padda de Java (fr); gorrión de Java (es); reisfink (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species was originaly endemic to the islands of Java, Bali, and probably Madura, in Indonesia. It is a common cage bird and feral populations have been established in many…

Lagonosticta nitidula (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:brown firefinch (en); peito-de-fogo-castanho (pt); amarante nitidule (fr); pinzón candela castaño (es); braunbürzelamarant (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found from D.R. Congo and Tanzania, through Angola and Zambia, and into Botswana and northern Namibia.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long and weigh 10-11 g.Habitat:The brown firefinch is found in…

Uraeginthus granatinus Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:violet-eared waxbill (en); monsenhor (pt); cordonbleu grenadin (fr); granadero común (es); granatastrild (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe to northern South Africa.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh 12 g.Habitat:The violet-eared waxbill is mostly found in dry scrublands…

Ortygospiza atricollis Photo by Steve Garvie (Wikipedia) Common name:quailfinch (en); bico-de-lacre-codorniz (pt); astrild-caille à face noir (fr); pinzón codorniz (es); wachtelastrild (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania to Ethiopia and south to South Africa.Size:These birds are 9-10 cm long and weigh around 11 g.Habitat:The quailfinch is found in short,…

Estrilda melanotis Photo by Derek Keats (Flickr) Common name:swee waxbill (en); bico-de-lacre-tropical (pt); astrild à joues noires (fr); estrilda ventrigualda (es); grünastrild (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, mostly along East Africa, from Ethiopia to South Africa, but also in Angola and D.R. Congo.Size:They are 9-10 cm long and weigh 6-7…

Taeniopygia guttata Photo by Biswarup Satpati (Trek Nature) Common name:zebra finch (en); mandarim (pt); diamant mandarin (fr); pinzón cebra (es); zebrafink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found throughout Australia, East Timor and southern Indonesia. A common cage bird, it has also been introduced to several other countries, namely Puerto Rico, Brazil, Portugal and the United…

Lonchura punctulata Photo by John Avise (Natural History of Orange County) Common name:scaly-brested munia (en); bico-de-chumbo-malhado (pt); capucin damier (fr); capuchino punteado (es); muskatamadine (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species originates from southern Asia, from India to southern China, Malaysia and Indonesia. They have been introduced to several countries around the world, including Australia, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Japan,…