Orange-winged pytilia
| Orange-winged pytilia | |
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| 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 km2.
It is commonly found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pytilia afra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.