Bluebill
| Bluebills | |
|---|---|
| Western bluebill (Spermophaga haematina) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Spermophaga Swainson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Spermophaga cyanorynchus Swainson, 1837 | |
| Species | |
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S. poliogenys | |
The bluebills are the genus Spermophaga of the estrildid finches family. These birds are found in tropical Africa. They are gregarious seed eaters with short, thick, blue and red bills. All have plumage which is mainly crimson and black or dark grey.
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