Seedcracker
| Seedcracker | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Pyrenestes Swainson, 1837 |
| species | |
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P. sanguineus | |
The seedcrackers are the genus Pyrenestes of the estrildid finches family. These birds are found in Africa. They are gregarious seed eaters with short, very thick, grey bills. All have crimson on the face and tail. The members are:
- Crimson seedcracker, Pyrenestes sanguineus
- Black-bellied seedcracker, Pyrenestes ostrinus
- Lesser seedcracker, Pyrenestes minor
References
- Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows ISBN 0-7136-8017-2