African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Waxbills and Allies (Estrildidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Spesso confuso con
Nei quiz i giocatori confondono più spesso African Firefinch con questi uccelli: o questa specie è stata scelta per errore, o il contrario.
| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia | 4 |
| Southern Pied-Babbler Turdoides bicolor | 1 |
| Pink-throated Twinspot Hypargos margaritatus | 1 |
| Brown Twinspot Clytospiza monteiri | 1 |
| Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula | 1 |
Famiglia
Estrildidae, or estrildid finches, is a family of small seed-eating passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They comprise species commonly known as munias, mannikins, firefinches, parrotfinches and waxbills. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills.
Ordine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …