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Bird name: Java Sparrow
Latin: Lonchura oryzivora
Other:
Family: Estrildidae • Estrildid Finches
Range: Java, cage bird worldwide
Similar:

This Java Sparrow had escaped and found a home in the Parc Phoenix in Nice, picking up tiny crumbs of food given to the ducks. In native Java it is endangered as it is considered a pest to rice cultivation. But the Java Sparrow has been bred extensively as a cage bird in China and Japan, the USA (now banned in some places) and Europe.

The Java Sparrow has stunning colours and can’t really be mistaken for another bird.More photos...

Copyright: AW/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission. Kinshasa, Dec 2010

Bird name: Blue Waxbill
Latin: Uraeginthus angolensis
Other: Blue-breasted Cordon Bleu • Southern Cordon-bleu
Family: Estrildidae • Cordon-bleus

Many of the African birds seem to go by several English names. This little guy is known as the Southern Cordon-bleu, or Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu, or Blue Waxbill.

Above, near a waterfall near Kinshasa, DRC. (It looks very similar to female Red-Cheeked Cordon Bleu but Blue Waxbill is the common type in Kinshasa)

Below, a Blue Waxbill, seen in the hotel grounds in Luanda Angola.

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Copyright: AW/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Kinshasa, DRC, Dec 2010

Bird name: Bronze Mannikin
Latin: Lonchura cucullata
Other: Bronze Munia
Family: Estrildidae • Munias
Range: Sub-Saharan Africa

This Bronze Mannikin was seen with Weavers and Cordon-Bleus, near a waterfall near Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Bronze Mannikin is the name used by the IOC, but Bronze Munia is also very common.

It has a small emerald patch on the shoulder.More photos...

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Bird name: Zebra Finch
Latin: Taeniopygia guttata
Other:
Family: Estrilidae • Estrildid Finches
Range: Lesser Sundas, Central Australia

The Zebra Finches pictured are zoo birds, but their natural habitat is Australia and neighbouring Indonesia. The orange cheek above indicates an adult male. Females lack the orange patch but so do some males.More photos...

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Bird name: Indian Silverbill
Latin: Lonchura malabarica
Other: White Throated Munia
Family: Estrilidae • Estrildid Finches
Range: India, Sri Lanka, Asia, SC Asia + S France etc.

Another introduced species, the small Indian Silverbill is common in Nice, and nests among the reeds. Quite easy to see, as it is not shy. Probably originally from escaped cagebirds.More photos...

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Bird name: Bengalese Finch
Latin: Lonchura striata domestica
Other: Society Finch, White-rumped Munia, White-rumped Mannikin, Striated Finch
Family: Estrildidae • Munias
Range: Domestic

This is a domestic hybrid Munia, descended from the White-rumped Munia L. striata.

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Lake Victoria, Oct 2009

Bird name: Blue Capped Cordon Bleu
Latin: Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Other:
Family: Estrildidae • Cordon-bleus

And one slightly blurry shot of a Blue-capped Cordon-Bleu seen at Lake Victoria in Tanzania. This bird is native to East Africa.More photos...

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Tanzania, Oct 2009

Bird name: Purple Grenadier
Latin: Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Other:
Family: Estrildidae • Estrildid Finches

A couple of record shots of a male Purple Grenadier taken near Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, by André, showing the main distinguishing features.More photos...

215 Estrildidae - Waxbills, Munias & Allies - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Parmoptila woodhousei - Woodhouse's Antpecker - WC Africa
Parmoptila rubrifrons - Red-fronted Antpecker - W Africa
Parmoptila jamesoni - Jameson's Antpecker - C Africa

Nigrita fusconotus - White-breasted Nigrita - W, C Africa
Nigrita bicolor - Chestnut-breasted Nigrita - W, C Africa
Nigrita luteifrons - Pale-fronted Nigrita - C Africa
Nigrita canicapillus - Grey-headed Nigrita - W, C Africa

Nesocharis shelleyi - Shelley's Oliveback - WC Africa
Nesocharis ansorgei - White-collared Oliveback - EC Africa
Nesocharis capistrata - Grey-headed Oliveback - W, C Africa

Pytilia lineata - Red-billed Pytilia - Ethiopia
Pytilia phoenicoptera - Red-winged Pytilia - W, C Africa
Pytilia hypogrammica - Yellow-winged Pytilia - W, C Africa
Pytilia afra - Orange-winged Pytilia - EC, SC Africa
Pytilia melba - Green-winged Pytilia - W, C, E, S Africa

Amadina erythrocephala - Red-headed Finch - SW, S Africa
Amadina fasciata - Cut-throat Finch - W, C, E Africa

Mandingoa nitidula - Green Twinspot - W, C, E, SE Africa

Cryptospiza reichenovii - Red-faced Crimsonwing - WC, C, SE Africa
Cryptospiza salvadorii - Abyssinian Crimsonwing - EC, E Africa
Cryptospiza jacksoni - Dusky Crimsonwing - EC Africa
Cryptospiza shelleyi - Shelley's Crimsonwing - EC Africa

Pyrenestes ostrinus - Black-bellied Seedcracker - WC, C Africa
Pyrenestes sanguineus - Crimson Seedcracker - W Africa
Pyrenestes minor - Lesser Seedcracker - SE Africa

Spermophaga poliogenys - Grant's Bluebill - C Africa
Spermophaga haematina - Western Bluebill - W, C Africa
Spermophaga ruficapilla - Red-headed Bluebill - C, EC Africa

Clytospiza monteiri - Brown Twinspot - C Africa

Hypargos margaritatus - Pink-throated Twinspot - SE Africa
Hypargos niveoguttatus - Red-throated Twinspot - E, SE Africa

Euschistospiza dybowskii - Dybowski's Twinspot - W, C Africa
Euschistospiza cinereovinacea - Dusky Twinspot - C Africa

Lagonosticta rara - Black-bellied Firefinch - W, C, E Africa
Lagonosticta rufopicta - Bar-breasted Firefinch - W, C Africa
Lagonosticta nitidula - Brown Firefinch - SC Africa
Lagonosticta senegala - Red-billed Firefinch - W, EC, E, S Africa
Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis - Rock Firefinch - Nigeria
Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis - Chad Firefinch - WC Africa
Lagonosticta virata - Mali Firefinch - W Africa
Lagonosticta rubricata - African Firefinch - W, C, SE, S Africa
Lagonosticta landanae - Landana Firefinch - WC Africa
Lagonosticta rhodopareia - Jameson's Firefinch - E, SC Africa
Lagonosticta larvata - Black-faced Firefinch - Sudan & Ethiopia to W, C Africa - New name

Uraeginthus angolensis - Blue Waxbill - S Africa
Uraeginthus bengalus - Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu - W, C, E Africa
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus - Blue-capped Cordon-bleu - E Africa
Uraeginthus granatinus - Violet-eared Waxbill - S Africa
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster - Purple Grenadier - E Africa

Estrilda caerulescens - Lavender Waxbill - W, C Africa
Estrilda perreini - Grey Waxbill - WC, C, SE Africa
Estrilda thomensis - Cinderella Waxbill - W Angola, NW Namibia
Estrilda melanotis - Swee Waxbill - SW, S Africa
Estrilda quartinia - Yellow-bellied Waxbill - EC, SE Africa
Estrilda poliopareia - Anambra Waxbill - Nigeria
Estrilda paludicola - Fawn-breasted Waxbill - C, EC Africa
Estrilda ochrogaster - Abyssinian Waxbill - NE Africa
Estrilda melpoda - Orange-cheeked Waxbill - W, C Africa
Estrilda rhodopyga - Crimson-rumped Waxbill - NE, E Africa
Estrilda rufibarba - Arabian Waxbill - SW Arabian Peninsula
Estrilda troglodytes - Black-rumped Waxbill - W, C, EC Africa
Estrilda astrild - Common Waxbill - W, C, E, S Africa
Estrilda nigriloris - Black-lored Waxbill - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Estrilda nonnula - Black-crowned Waxbill - C Africa
Estrilda atricapilla - Black-headed Waxbill - C Africa
Estrilda erythronotos - Black-faced Waxbill - S, E Africa
Estrilda charmosyna - Black-cheeked Waxbill - E Africa

Amandava amandava - Red Avadavat - Widespread Asia
Amandava formosa - Green Avadavat - C India
Amandava subflava - Orange-breasted Waxbill - W, C, E, S Africa

Ortygospiza atricollis - Black-faced Quail-Finch - W, C Africa
Ortygospiza fuscocrissa - African Quail-Finch - E, S Africa
Ortygospiza gabonensis - Black-chinned Quail-Finch - C Africa

Paludipasser locustella - Locust Finch - SC, SE Africa - Unrelated to Ortygospiza ?

Emblema pictum - Painted Finch - C Australia

Stagonopleura bella - Beautiful Firetail - SE Australia
Stagonopleura oculata - Red-eared Firetail - SW Australia
Stagonopleura guttata - Diamond Firetail - SC, SE, E Australia

Oreostruthus fuliginosus - Mountain Firetail - New Guinea

Neochmia temporalis - Red-browed Finch - E, SE Australia
Neochmia phaeton - Crimson Finch - SC New Guinea, N Australia
Neochmia ruficauda - Star Finch - NW, N se Australia
Neochmia modesta - Plum-headed Finch - E Australia

Poephila personata - Masked Finch - N Australia
Poephila acuticauda - Long-tailed Finch - N Australia - Not Violet-eared Waxbill
Poephila cincta - Black-throated Finch - N, NE Australia

Taeniopygia guttata - Zebra Finch - Lesser Sundas, C Australia
Taeniopygia bichenovii - Double-barred Finch - N, NE Australia

Erythrura hyperythra - Tawny-breasted Parrot-Finch - Philippines & Malaysia to Java & Lesser Sundas
Erythrura prasina - Pin-tailed Parrot-Finch - Thailand to Java & Borneo
Erythrura viridifacies - Green-faced Parrot-Finch - Philippines
Erythrura tricolor - Tricolored Parrot-Finch - Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas
Erythrura coloria - Red-eared Parrot-Finch - Philippines
Erythrura trichroa - Blue-faced Parrot-Finch - Widespread Australasia
Erythrura papuana - Papuan Parrot-Finch - New Guinea
Erythrura psittacea - Red-throated Parrot-Finch - New Caledonia
Erythrura cyaneovirens - Red-headed Parrot-Finch - Samoa
Erythrura regia - Royal Parrot-Finch - Vanuatu, Banks - Split from E. cyaneovirens
Erythrura pealii - Fiji Parrot-Finch - Fiji - Split from E. cyaneovirens
Erythrura kleinschmidti - Pink-billed Parrot-Finch - Fiji Islands
Erythrura gouldiae - Gouldian Finch - N Australia

Lemuresthes nana - Madagascar Mannikin - Madagascar

Euodice cantans - African Silverbill - W, C, E, Africa, also SW Arabian Peninsula - Was Lonchura
Euodice malabarica - Indian Silverbill - India, Sri Lanka, Asia, also SC Asia - Was Lonchura

Odontospiza griseicapilla - Grey-headed Silverbill - E Africa - Was Lonchura

Lonchura cucullata - Bronze Mannikin - W, C, E, S Africa
Lonchura bicolor - Black-and-white Mannikin - W, C, E Africa
Lonchura nigriceps - Red-backed Mannikin - S Africa
Lonchura fringilloides - Magpie Mannikin - W, C, SE Africa
Lonchura striata - White-rumped Munia - Widespread Asia - Bengalese Finch
Lonchura leucogastroides - Javan Munia - Sumatra, Java
Lonchura fuscans - Dusky Munia - Borneo, Philippines
Lonchura molucca - Black-faced Munia - Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas
Lonchura punctulata - Scaly-breasted Munia - Widespread Asia, also Sulawesi & Lesser Sundas
Lonchura kelaarti - Black-throated Munia - India, Sri Lanka
Lonchura leucogastra - White-bellied Munia - Malay Peninsula to Philippines
Lonchura tristissima - Streak-headed Mannikin - New Guinea - New name
Lonchura leucosticta - White-spotted Mannikin - New Guinea - New name
Lonchura quinticolor - Five-colored Munia - Lesser Sundas
Lonchura malacca - Tricolored Munia - S India, Sri Lanka - Was Black-headed Munia
Lonchura atricapilla - Chestnut Munia - India to Indonesia, Philippines - Split from L. malacca
Lonchura maja - White-headed Munia - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java
Lonchura pallida - Pale-headed Munia - Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas
Lonchura grandis - Great-billed Mannikin - New Guinea - New name
Lonchura vana - Grey-banded Mannikin - New Guinea - New name
Lonchura caniceps - Grey-headed Mannikin - New Guinea - New name
Lonchura nevermanni - Grey-crowned Mannikin - New Guinea - New name
Lonchura spectabilis - Hooded Mannikin - New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago - New name
Lonchura forbesi - Forbes's Mannikin - Bismarck Archipelago - New name
Lonchura hunsteini - Hunstein's Mannikin - Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Islands - New name
Lonchura flaviprymna - Yellow-rumped Mannikin - NW Australia - New name
Lonchura castaneothorax - Chestnut-breasted Mannikin - New Guinea, N, E Australia - New name
Lonchura stygia - Black Mannikin - New Guinea - New name
Lonchura teerinki - Black-breasted Mannikin - New Guinea - New name
Lonchura monticola - Eastern Alpine Mannikin - New Guinea - New name
Lonchura montana - Western Alpine Mannikin - New Guinea - New name
Lonchura melaena - Buff-bellied Mannikin - Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands - New name
Lonchura fuscata - Timor Sparrow - Lesser Sundas
Lonchura oryzivora - Java Sparrow - Java

Heteromunia pectoralis - Pictorella Mannikin - N Australia - New name