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Weaverfinches, waxbills, zebra finch

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae

Species on page - 3 species in 3 genera depicted (out of 31 genera)

+ Common waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
+ Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)
+ Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

See also

+ Ploceidae: - weavers
+ Passeridae: Philetairus - sociable weavers (1 out of 1 species in genus)
+ Passeridae: Plocepasser - sparrow weavers

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Common waxbill (Estrilda astrild)

Banded bandit

Common waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Swakopmund, Namibia
January 14, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
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Banded bandit

Common waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
Swakopmund, Namibia
January 14, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
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Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)

Blue-breasted cordon-bleu

cordon-bleu

Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)
Family: Estrildidae
Lion Camp
August 12, 2005
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Bleu too

cordon-bleu

Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)
Family: Estrildidae
August 10, 2005
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Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

Zebra

teal

Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Family: Estrildidae
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Other Passeriformes

+ Grackles
+ Tyrants
+ Brewer's blackbirds

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Last modified: June 12, 2019
Created: April 12, 2016 (from weaver.html)
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