Bluebill
For the Australian duck, see Blue-billed duck.
For the American duck, see Greater scaup.
| Bluebills | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Spermophaga Swainson, 1837 |
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S. poliogenys | |
The bluebills are the genus Spermophaga of the estrildid finches family. These birds are found in tropical Africa. They are gregarious seed eaters with short, thick, blue and red bills. All have plumage which is mainly crimson and black or dark grey.
The members are:
- Grant's bluebill, Spermophaga poliogenys
- Western bluebill, Spermophaga haematina
- Red-headed bluebill, Spermophaga ruficapilla
References
- Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows ISBN 0-7136-8017-2
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