Red-winged pytilia

Red-winged pytilia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Pytilia
Species:	P. phoenicoptera
Binomial name
	Pytilia phoenicoptera; Swainson, 1837

The red-winged pytilia (Pytilia phoenicoptera) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 370,000 km².

It is found at Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo and Uganda. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.

The red-billed pytilia (Pytilia lineata) was recently split from this species.

References

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pytilia phoenicoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103813118A94622435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103813118A94622435.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Pytilia phoenicoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103813118A94622435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103813118A94622435.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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