Pytilia

Pytilia
Green- and Orange-winged pytilias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Pytilia
Swainson, 1837
Type species
Pytilia phoenicoptera
red-winged pytilia
Swainson, 1837

Pytilia is a genus of small brightly coloured seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are distributed across Africa.