Estrildidae

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,…