Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes — the waxbills, munias and allies.

Etymologies

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Estrilda +‎ -idae

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Examples

  • Family Common Name Species Alcedinidae Spangled kookaburra Dacelo tyro Alcedinidae Little paradise-kingfisher Tanysiptera hydrocharis Sylviidae Fly River grassbird Megalurus albolimbatus Estrildidae Grey-crowned munia Lonchura nevermanni Estrildidae Black munia Lonchura stygia An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.

    Trans Fly savanna and grasslands 2008

  • Estrildidae File: Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae). jpg | [[Gouldian ... ')

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010

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