Estrildids, also known as estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia in the family Estrildidae. Despite the finch-like characteristics of many birds in this family, they are unrelated to the true finches, which belong to the family Fringillidae.

Species (Incomplete)

• Erythrura (genus)
• gouldian_finch (E. gouldiae)
• Lonchura (genus)
• java_sparrow (L. oryzivora)
• munia
• white-rumped_munia (L. striata)
• society_finch (L. s. domestica)
• Taeniopygia (genus)
• double-barred_finch (T. bichenovii)
• zebra_finch (T. guttata)

External links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrildidae

See also

• avian
• bird
• Psittacopasserae
• passerine
• oscine
• finch
• estrildid
• true_finch