Birds of Puerto Rico - Estrildid Finchs

Estrildid Finchs

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.

  • Orange-cheeked Waxbill, Estrilda melpoda (I)
  • Black-rumped Waxbill, Estrilda troglodytes (I)
  • Red Avadavat, Amandava amandava (I)
  • Bronze Mannikin, Lonchura cucullata (I)
  • White-throated Munia, Lonchura malabarica (I)
  • Nutmeg Mannikin, Lonchura punctulata (I)
  • Black-headed Munia, Lonchura malacca (I)
  • Java Sparrow, Padda oryzivora (I)

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