Bluebill
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The bluebills are the genus Spermophaga of the estrildid finch
Estrildid finch
The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They can be classified as the family Estrildidae , or as a sub-group within the family Passeridae, which also includes the true sparrows....

es. These bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

s are found in tropical Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, blue and red bills. All have plumage which is mainly crimson and black or dark grey.

The members are:
  • Grant's Bluebill
    Grant's Bluebill
    The Grant's Bluebill is a species of estrildid finch found in forests in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 350,000 km²....

    , Spermophaga poliogenys
  • Western Bluebill
    Western Bluebill
    The Western Bluebill is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,900,000 km²....

    , Spermophaga haematina
  • Red-headed Bluebill
    Red-headed Bluebill
    The Red-headed Bluebill is a common species of estrildid finch found in sub-saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 560,000 km²....

    , Spermophaga ruficapilla
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