Bluebills
Western bluebill (Spermophaga haematina)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Spermophaga
Swainson, 1837
Type species
Spermophaga cyanorynchus[1]
Swainson, 1837
Species

S. poliogenys
S. haematina
S. ruficapilla

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.

Species

The members are:

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Grant's bluebillSpermophaga poliogenysRepublic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Western bluebillSpermophaga haematinaAngola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Red-headed bluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaAngola, Burundi, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.


References

  1. "Estrildidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  • Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows ISBN 0-7136-8017-2
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