Seedcracker | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: |
Pyrenestes Swainson, 1837 |
species | |
P. sanguineus |
P. sanguineus
P. ostrinus
P. minor
The seedcrackers are the genus Pyrenestes of the estrildid finches family. These birds are found in Africa. They are gregarious seed eaters with short, very thick, grey bills. All have crimson on the face and tail. The members are: