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 8 species which occur in Vietnam.
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Pin-tailed Parrotfinch Erythrura prasina
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata
- White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- White-headed Munia Lonchura maja
- Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora (I)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Vietnam
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