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 Vanuatu.
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild (I)
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava (A)
- Red-browed Firetail Neochmia temporalis (A)
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa
- Red-throated Parrotfinch Erythrura psittacea (I)
- Red-headed Parrotfinch Erythrura cyaneovirens
- Royal Parrotfinch Erythrura regia (E)
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla (I)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia Lonchura castaneothorax (I)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Vanuatu
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