Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Pytilia Higher classification Pytilia | Phylum Chordata Family Estrildidae Scientific name Pytilia hypogrammica Rank Species | |
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Similar Pytilia, Red‑winged pytilia, Estrildid finch, Bird, Orange‑winged pytilia | ||
The yellow-winged pytilia (Pytilia hypogrammica), also known as the red-faced pytilia, is an African estrildid finch. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 250,000 km2.
It is commonly found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Origin
Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al. Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats).
References
Yellow-winged pytilia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA