| Seedcracker | |
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| Black-bellied seedcracker (Pyrenestes ostrinus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Pyrenestes Swainson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Pirenestes sanguineus[1] Swainson, 1837
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| Species | |
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P. sanguineus | |
The seedcrackers are the genus Pyrenestes of the estrildid finches family. These birds are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are gregarious seed eaters with short, very thick, grey bills. All have crimson on the face and tail.
- ^ "Estrildidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.