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Family: Estrildidae (twinspots, firefinches, waxbills and mannikins)
Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates) > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Romeriida > Diapsida > Archosauromorpha > Archosauria > Dinosauria (dinosaurs) > Saurischia > Theropoda (bipedal predatory dinosaurs) > Coelurosauria > Maniraptora >Aves (birds) > Order: Passeriformes
Amadina erythrocephala (Red-headed finch)
Amadina fasciata (Cut-throat finch)
Coccopygia melanotis (Swee waxbill)
Coccopygia quartinia (Yellow-bellied waxbill, East African swee)
Estrilda astrild (Common waxbill)
Estrilda erythronotos (Black-faced waxbill, Black-cheeked waxbill)
Estrilda perreini (Grey waxbill)
Estrilda thomensis (Cinderella waxbill)
Granatina granatina (Violet-eared waxbill)
Sporaeginthus subflavus (Orange-breasted waxbill, Zebra waxbill)
Uraeginthus angolensis (Blue waxbill)
Hypargos margaritatus (Pink-throated twinspot)
Hypargos niveoguttatus (Red-throated twinspot)
Lagonosticta nitidula (Brown firefinch)
Lagonosticta rhodopareia (Jameson's firefinch)
Lagonosticta rubricata (African firefinch, Blue-billed firefinch)
Lagonosticta senegala (Red-billed firefinch)
Mandingoa nitidula (Green twinspot)
Ortygospiza atricollis (African quailfinch, Quail finch)
Paludipasser locustella (Locustfinch)
Cryptospiza reichenovii (Red-faced crimsonwing)
Pyrenestes minor (Lesser seedcracker, Nyasa seedcracker)
Pytilia afra (Orange-winged pytilia, Golden-backed pytilia)
Pytilia melba (Green-winged pytilia, Melba finch)
Spermestes bicolor (Red-backed mannikin)
Spermestes cucullatus (Bronze mannikin)
Spermestes fringilloides (Magpie mannikin, Pied mannikin)