Spermestes

Spermestes is a genus of estrildid songbirds that is recognized by some authorities while some include it within the genus Lonchura.[1]

Spermestes
Bronze mannikin (Spermestes cucullata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Spermestes
Swainson, 1837
Species

See text.

Species

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Grey-headed silverbillSpermestes griseicapillaeastern Africa
Bronze mannikinSpermestes cucullataAfrica south of the Sahara Desert
Magpie mannikinSpermestes fringilloidesSub-Saharan Africa
Black-and-white mannikinSpermestes bicolorAfrican tropical rainforest
Red-backed mannikinSpermestes nigricepsAfrica

References

  1. Paynter, Jr., Raymond A., ed. (1968). Check-list of birds of the World. Volume XIV. Cambridge, MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 368.
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