Seedcracker

Seedcracker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Pyrenestes
Swainson, 1837
species

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:

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