| Green-winged pytilia | |
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| Adult male, Tsavo East NP, Kenya | |
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| Female, San Diego Zoo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Pytilia |
| Species: | P. melba
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| Binomial name | |
| Pytilia melba | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fringilla melba Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The green-winged pytilia (Pytilia melba) is a small colourful seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. It is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, though it is more rarely seen in central, far southern and coastal western parts of the continent.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Pytilia melba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22719344A111722703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22719344A111722703.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.