Seedcracker

The seedcrackers are the genus Pyrenestes of the estrildid finches family. These birds are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are gregarious seed eaters with short, very thick, grey bills. All have crimson on the face and tail.

Seedcracker
Black-bellied seedcracker (Pyrenestes ostrinus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Pyrenestes
Swainson, 1837
Type species
Pirenestes sanguineus[1]
Swainson, 1837
Species

P. sanguineus
P. ostrinus
P. minor

Species

The members are:

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Crimson seedcrackerPyrenestes sanguineusBurkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
Black-bellied seedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusSE Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, South Sudan, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Western and Southern Cameroon, Central African Republic, SW Chad, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Uganda, W Kenya, Angola, Zambia and SW Tanzania.
Lesser seedcrackerPyrenestes minorMalawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.


References

  1. "Estrildidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  • Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows ISBN 0-7136-8017-2
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