Estrildidés

Family : Estrildidae

41 genus and 140 species.

Classification :
Systematics
English name Scientific name Common name
Pictorella MannikinHeteromunia pectoralisCapucin Ă  poitrine blanche
Mountain FiretailOreostruthus fuliginosusDiamant des montagnes
Diamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataDiamant Ă  gouttelettes
Red-eared FiretailStagonopleura oculataDiamant oculé
Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bellaDiamant queue-de-feu
Crimson FinchNeochmia phaetonDiamant phaéton
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisDiamant Ă  cinq couleurs
Painted FinchEmblema pictumDiamant peint
Star FinchBathilda ruficaudaDiamant Ă  queue rousse
Plum-headed FinchAidemosyne modestaDiamant modeste
Double-barred FinchStizoptera bichenoviiDiamant de Bichenov
Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttataDiamant mandarin
Australian Zebra FinchTaeniopygia castanotisMandarin d'Australie
Masked FinchPoephila personataDiamant masqué
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaDiamant Ă  longue queue
Black-throated FinchPoephila cinctaDiamant Ă  bavette
Grey-headed SilverbillSpermestes griseicapillaCapucin Ă  tĂȘte grise
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataCapucin nonnette
Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesCapucin pie
Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorCapucin bicolore
Madagascar MannikinLepidopygia nanaCapucin de Madagascar
African SilverbillEuodice cantansCapucin bec-d'argent
Indian SilverbillEuodice malabaricaCapucin bec-de-plomb
Java SparrowPadda oryzivoraPadda de Java
Timor SparrowPadda fuscataPadda de Timor
Streak-headed MannikinMayrimunia tristissimaCapucin Ă  tĂȘte rayĂ©e
White-spotted MannikinMayrimunia leucostictaCapucin tacheté
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataCapucin damier
Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiCapucin Ă  ventre roux
Black-faced MuniaLonchura moluccaCapucin jacobin
White-rumped MuniaLonchura striataCapucin domino
Dusky MuniaLonchura fuscansCapucin sombre
White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraCapucin Ă  ventre blanc
Javan MuniaLonchura leucogastroidesCapucin javanais
Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaCapucin Ă  dos marron
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaCapucin Ă  tĂȘte noire
White-capped MuniaLonchura ferruginosaCapucin marron
White-headed MuniaLonchura majaCapucin Ă  tĂȘte blanche
Pale-headed MuniaLonchura pallidaCapucin pĂąle
Great-billed MannikinLonchura grandisGrand Capucin
Black-breasted MannikinLonchura teerinkiCapucin Ă  poitrine noire
Western Alpine MannikinLonchura montanaCapucin des Snow
Eastern Alpine MannikinLonchura monticolaCapucin des montagnes
Grey-banded MannikinLonchura vanaCapucin des Arfak
Grey-crowned MannikinLonchura nevermanniCapucin de Nevermann
Grey-headed MannikinLonchura canicepsCapucin gris
Hooded MannikinLonchura spectabilisCapucin Ă  capuchon
Forbes's MannikinLonchura forbesiCapucin de Nouvelle-Irlande
Mottled MannikinLonchura hunsteiniCapucin de Hunstein
New Hanover MannikinLonchura nigerrimaCapucin de Nouvelle-Hanovre
Yellow-rumped MannikinLonchura flaviprymnaCapucin Ă  croupion jaune
Five-colored MuniaLonchura quinticolorCapucin coloré
Chestnut-breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothoraxCapucin donacole
Black MannikinLonchura stygiaCapucin noir
Buff-bellied MannikinLonchura melaenaCapucin de Nouvelle-Bretagne
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeDiamant de Gould
Pin-tailed ParrotfinchErythrura prasinaDiamant quadricolore
Green-faced ParrotfinchErythrura viridifaciesDiamant de Luçon
Tawny-breasted ParrotfinchErythrura hyperythraDiamant Ă  queue verte
Red-throated ParrotfinchErythrura psittaceaDiamant psittaculaire
Fiji ParrotfinchErythrura pealiiDiamant de Peale
Royal ParrotfinchErythrura regiaDiamant des Nouvelles-Hébrides
Red-headed ParrotfinchErythrura cyaneovirensDiamant vert-bleu
Pink-billed ParrotfinchErythrura kleinschmidtiDiamant Ă  bec rose
Tricolored ParrotfinchErythrura tricolorDiamant azuvert
Red-eared ParrotfinchErythrura coloriaDiamant de Mindanao
Papuan ParrotfinchErythrura papuanaDiamant de Nouvelle-Guinée
Blue-faced ParrotfinchErythrura trichroaDiamant de Kittlitz
Shelley's OlivebackNesocharis shelleyiDos-vert Ă  tĂȘte noire
White-collared OlivebackNesocharis ansorgeiDos-vert Ă  collier
Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaAstrild Ă  ventre jaune
Angola WaxbillCoccopygia bocageiAstrild de Bocage
Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotisAstrild Ă  joues noires
Green TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaSénégali vert
Shelley's CrimsonwingCryptospiza shelleyiSénégali de Shelley
Dusky CrimsonwingCryptospiza jacksoniSénégali de Jackson
Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiSénégali de Salvadori
Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiSénégali de Reichenow
Red-fronted AntpeckerParmoptila rubrifronsParmoptile Ă  front rouge
Woodhouse's AntpeckerParmoptila woodhouseiParmoptile Ă  gorge rousse
Jameson's AntpeckerParmoptila jamesoniParmoptile de Jameson
White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusNigrette Ă  ventre blanc
Chestnut-breasted NigritaNigrita bicolorNigrette Ă  ventre roux
Grey-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusNigrette Ă  calotte grise
Pale-fronted NigritaNigrita luteifronsNigrette Ă  front jaune
Grey-headed OlivebackDelacourella capistrataDos-vert Ă  joues blanches
Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaAstrild des fées
Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosAstrild Ă  moustaches
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda caerulescensAstrild queue-de-vinaigre
Grey WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreiniAstrild Ă  queue noire
Cinderella WaxbillGlaucestrilda thomensisAstrild de Sao Tomé
Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaAstrild nonnette
Black-headed WaxbillEstrilda atricapillaAstrild Ă  tĂȘte noire
Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiAstrild de Kandt
Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpodaAstrild Ă  joues orange
Anambra WaxbillEstrilda poliopareiaAstrild du Niger
Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaAstrild Ă  poitrine fauve
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildAstrild ondulé
Black-lored WaxbillEstrilda nigrilorisAstrild Ă  masque noir
Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesAstrild cendré
Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaAstrild Ă  croupion rose
Arabian WaxbillEstrilda rufibarbaAstrild barbe-rousse
QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisAstrild-caille Ă  lunettes
Locust FinchPaludipasser locustellaAstrild-caille Ă  gorge rouge
Cut-throat FinchAmadina fasciataAmadine cou-coupé
Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephalaAmadine Ă  tĂȘte rouge
Green AvadavatAmandava formosaBengali vert
Orange-breasted WaxbillAmandava subflavaBengali zébré
Red AvadavatAmandava amandavaBengali rouge
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterCordonbleu violacé
Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatinaCordonbleu grenadin
Blue WaxbillUraeginthus angolensisCordonbleu de l'Angola
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalusCordonbleu Ă  joues rouges
Blue-capped Cordon-bleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusCordonbleu cyanocéphale
Grant's BluebillSpermophaga poliogenysSénégali à bec bleu
Western BluebillSpermophaga haematinaSénégali sanguin
Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaSĂ©nĂ©gali Ă  tĂȘte rouge
Lesser SeedcrackerPyrenestes minorPetit Pyréneste
Crimson SeedcrackerPyrenestes sanguineusPyréneste gros-bec
Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusPyréneste ponceau
Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaBeaumarquet melba
Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraBeaumarquet Ă  dos jaune
Red-winged PytiliaPytilia phoenicopteraBeaumarquet aurore
Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataBeaumarquet Ă  bec rouge
Yellow-winged PytiliaPytilia hypogrammicaBeaumarquet Ă  ailes jaunes
Dybowski's TwinspotEuschistospiza dybowskiiSénégali à ventre noir
Dusky TwinspotEuschistospiza cinereovinaceaSénégali sombre
Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusSénégali enflammé
Pink-throated TwinspotHypargos margaritatusSénégali de Verreaux
Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiriSénégali brun
Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaAmarante du Sénégal
African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataAmarante foncé
Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaAmarante de Jameson
Mali FirefinchLagonosticta virataAmarante de Kulikoro
Rock FirefinchLagonosticta sanguinodorsalisAmarante des rochers
Chad FirefinchLagonosticta umbrinodorsalisAmarante de Reichenow
Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraAmarante Ă  ventre noir
Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaAmarante pointé
Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidulaAmarante nitidule
Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvataAmarante masqué

Sources : Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2025-12-07. IOC World Bird List (v15.1) doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.15.1.
Avibase (ioc v15.1), the world bird database - Lepage, D. 2025-12-07. © 1996-2026 Oiseaux.net