Orange-winged Pytilia

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Orange-winged Pytilia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Pytilia
Species: P. afra
Binomial name
Pytilia afra
(Gmelin, 1789)

The Orange-winged Pytilia Pytilia afra is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,300,000 kmĀ².

It is commonly found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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