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Weaverfinches, waxbills, zebra finch

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae

Species on page - 10 species in 10 genera depicted (out of 139 species in 33 genera)

+ Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae)
+ Long-tailed finch (Poephila acuticauda)
+ Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
+ Double-barred finch (Stizoptera bichenovii)
+ Indian silverbill (Euodice malabarica)
+ Common waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
+ Hunstein's mannikin or mottled munia (Lonchura hunsteini)
+ Black-faced waxbill (Brunhilda erythronotos)
+ Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)
+ Red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)

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Lady Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae)

Gouldian

gouldian finch

Lady Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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gouldian finch

Lady Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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gouldian finch

Lady Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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gouldian finch

Lady Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Long-tailed finch (Poephila acuticauda)

Nesting material

Long-tailed finch

Long-tailed finch (Poephila acuticauda)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Nest building

Long-tailed finch

Long-tailed finch (Poephila acuticauda)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Long-tailed finch

Long-tailed finch (Poephila acuticauda)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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long-tailed finch

Long-tailed finch (Poephila acuticauda)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

butterfly world

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

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butterfly world

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

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Zebra

zebra finch

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

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Double-barred finch (Stizoptera bichenovii)

butterfly world

Double-barred finch (Stizoptera bichenovii)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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butterfly world

Double-barred finch (Stizoptera bichenovii)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Indian silverbill (Euodice malabarica)

indian silverbill

Indian silverbill (Euodice malabarica)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Butterfly world
Tradewinds Park, Florida
March 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Common waxbill (Estrilda astrild)

Banded bandit

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

Common waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Swakopmund, Namibia
January 14, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
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new caledonia

Common waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Noumea, New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5
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Hunstein's mannikin or mottled munia (Lonchura hunsteini)

micronesia 2018

Hunstein's mannikin or mottled munia (Lonchura hunsteini)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Pohnpei
May 27, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Class is in session

micronesia 2018

Hunstein's mannikin or mottled munia (Lonchura hunsteini)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Pohnpei
May 27, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Munia fenced

micronesia 2018

Hunstein's mannikin or mottled munia (Lonchura hunsteini)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Pohnpei
May 27, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Munia with seed

micronesia 2018

Hunstein's mannikin or mottled munia (Lonchura hunsteini)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Pohnpei
May 27, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Black-faced waxbill (Brunhilda erythronotos)

Black-faced waxbill

Black-faced waxbill

Black-faced waxbill (Brunhilda erythronotos)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Lion Camp
August 10, 2005
Canon rebel - original
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Black-faced waxbill

Black-faced waxbill

Black-faced waxbill (Brunhilda erythronotos)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Lion Camp
August 10, 2005
Canon rebel - original
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Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)

Blue-breasted cordon-bleu

cordon-bleu

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

cordon-bleu

Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Moremi
August 10, 2005
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Red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)

florida 2022
Red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
Family: Estrildidae
University of Florida Butterfly Garden
Gainesville, Florida
July 9, 2022
Canon R5

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Last modified: January 3, 2023
Created: April 12, 2016 (from weaver.html)
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