Red-billed Pytilia
Pytilia lineataHeuglin, MT, 1863
English (US) Red-billed Pytilia
The Red-billed Pytilia (Pytilia lineata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: highlands of western and central EthiopiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pytilia lineata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-billed Pytilia
- Described by
- Heuglin, MT, 1863
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pytelia lineata
- Described by
- Heuglin, MT, 1863
- Type locality
- Dembea, Abyssinia.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 11, no.61 p.17
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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