Waxbills and Allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Estrildidae
The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed-eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have a wide variation in plumage colours and pattern. There are 141 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in India.
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Green Avadavat Amandava formosa (E)
- White-throated Munia Euodice malabarica
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Tricoloured Munia Lonchura malacca
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora (I)
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