Red-faced Pytilia

It is commonly found at Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone & Togo.

The Red-faced Pytilia is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Red-faced Pytilia (Pytilia hypogrammica) is an African estrildid finch. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 250,000 km². It is commonly found at Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone & Togo. References - * BirdLife Species Factsheet Stub icon This Estrildidae-related article is a stub. More

captive status of the Red-faced Pytilia in several ways. As the popularity of the Red-faced Pytilia has grown in Australian aviculture, the Aurora's popularity has reciprocated with an equivalent decline. This is unfortunate as the Aurora is an excellent aviary subject. The Red-faced Pytilia has all the positive attributes of the Aurora with an added splash of colour. Both the red and yellow-winged forms of this species are attractive and peaceful aviary inhabitants. More

The Red-faced Pytilia is identified on the protected list of CITES III species. See, The FinchSave Program for the list and further information. Red-faced pytilia (Pytilia hypogrammica) by the Dutch African-Waxbill Organisation Pytilias (Pytilia hypogrammica) by the Queensland Finch Society Red Faced Aurora (Pytilia hypogrammica) by the Honolulu Zoo Pytilia Resources Copyright 2000 Finchworld Inc. More

its very close look-alike, the Yellow-winged Red-faced Pytilia, which is a colour variation with the same scientific name. It is not a subspecies. Melba Finch The Melba Finch is considered the most colourful of this group and as such is the most popular. This particular species always catches the eye of beginners and experienced breeders alike. In recent years there has been a very high demand for these finches. More

The Red-faced Pytilia lives in open areas or in the bush, woodland or on the margins of crops and orchards. It's present in Central Africa from east to Sierra Leone to Cameroon and the Central African Republic. It's small, has short wings and a red-yellow end. The rest of the body is dark gray in the female with tail and codione red. The male has a red color in the face and cheeks. More