Red-billed pytilia

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Red-billed pytilia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Pytilia
Species:
P. lineata
Binomial name
Pytilia lineata
Heuglin, 1863

The red-billed pytilia (Pytilia lineata) is a species of estrildid finch found in Ethiopia. It was split from the red-winged pytilia.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Pytilia lineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T103813138A132195556. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103813138A132195556.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.