| Pytilia | |
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| Green- and Orange-winged pytilias | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Pytilia Swainson, 1837 |
Pytilia is a genus of birds in the family Estrildidae,
Species
It contains five species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pytilia afra | Orange-winged pytilia | 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 | |
| Pytilia phoenicoptera | Red-winged pytilia | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo and Uganda | |
| Pytilia lineata | Red-billed pytilia | Ethiopia | |
.jpg')) | Pytilia melba | Green-winged pytilia | Sub-Saharan Africa |
.JPG')) | Pytilia hypogrammica | Yellow-winged pytilia | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo. |