| Red-winged pytilia | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 km.
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.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pytilia phoenicoptera |
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