Estrilda
Genus of finch in the Estrildidae family
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Most of the genus is found in Africa with one species, the Arabian waxbill, ranging into Asia.
Some species are kept as pets and have been accidentally introduced to various parts of the world.
Taxonomy
The genus Estrilda was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William Swainson with the common waxbill as the type species. The name of the genus is from astrild, the specific epithet of the common waxbill that was introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
Species
The genus contains 11 species:
The genus formerly contained other species with "waxbill" in their common name that are now placed in the genera Coccopygia, Brunhilda and Glaucestrilda.
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