Red-winged Pytilia
Pytilia phoenicopteraSwainson, WJ, 1837
English (US) Red-winged Pytilia
The Red-winged Pytilia (Pytilia phoenicoptera) 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.
- Scientific name
- Pytilia phoenicoptera
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-winged Pytilia
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pytilia phoenicoptera phoenicoptera
- Pytilia phoenicoptera emini
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1837
- Type locality
- West Africa = Gambia, see Hartlaub, 1857, Syst. Ornith. Westafrika, p. 145.
- Original description
- The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 1 p.203, pl.16
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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