Red-winged Pytilia
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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae

[Photo] Red-winged Pytilia (Pytilia phoenicoptera). Source: Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/arnolouise/450795637/). Date: Taken on March 16, 2007. Author: Arno & Louise (www.flickr.com/photos/arnolouise/).

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 km².

It is found at Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, C??te d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo and Uganda. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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