| Seedcracker | |
|---|---|
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| Black-bellied seedcracker (Pyrenestes ostrinus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Pyrenestes Swainson, 1837 |
| Species | |
| P. sanguineus | |
The seedcrackers are the genus Pyrenestes of the estrildid finches family. These birds are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are gregarious seed eaters with short, very thick, grey bills. All have crimson on the face and tail.
Species
The members are:
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg')) | Crimson seedcracker | Pyrenestes sanguineus | Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. |
) | Black-bellied seedcracker | Pyrenestes ostrinus | SE Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, South Sudan, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Western and Southern Cameroon, Central African Republic, SW Chad, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Uganda, W Kenya, Angola, Zambia and SW Tanzania. |
| Lesser seedcracker | Pyrenestes minor | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. |
References
- Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows ISBN 0-7136-8017-2