Yellow-winged pytilia

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The yellow-winged pytilia (Pytilia hypogrammica), also known as the red-faced pytilia, is an African estrildid finch.

Yellow-winged pytilia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Pytilia
Species:
P. hypogrammica
Binomial name
Pytilia hypogrammica
Sharpe, 1870

Distribution

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The finch has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 250,000 km2. It is sparsely distributed across West Africa, from Guinea to far north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pytilia hypogrammica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719349A94623371. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719349A94623371.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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