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Red-winged Pytilia

Pytilia phoenicoptera Swainson, WJ 1837

The red-winged pytilia is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 370,000 km2. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Pytilia
Scientific:
  Pytilia phoenicoptera

Original description

Citation:
  Swainson, WJ 1837

Reference:
   Nat. Hist. Birds W. Afr. 1 p.203 pl.16

Protonym:
  Pytilia phoenicoptera

Type locality:
  West Africa = Gambia, see Hartlaub, 1857, Syst. Ornith. Westafrika, p. 145.

Link:
  https://archive.org/details/birdswesternafr00jardgoog/page/n272/mode/2up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C7891867B5F16179

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C7891867

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C7891867

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562666

Geographic range:

  • Pytilia phoenicoptera phoenicoptera: Senegambia to Burkina Faso, n Nigeria and Cameroon
  • Pytilia phoenicoptera emini: Cameroon to South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Uganda
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Red-winged Pytilia
Catalan:
estrilda ala-roja
Czech:
astrild rudokřídlý
Danish:
Auroraastrild
German:
Auroraastrild
Spanish:
Estrilda Alirroja
Spanish (Spain):
Estrilda Alirroja
Finnish:
punasiipipeippo
French:
Beaumarquet aurore
Croatian:
sahelska estrilda
Hungarian:
auróraasztrild
Italian:
Pitilia alirosse
Japanese (romaji):
akabanebinansuzume
Japanese:
アカバネビナンスズメ
Lithuanian:
Raudonsparnė pitilija
Dutch:
Aurora-astrild
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Auroraastrild
Norwegian:
Auroraastrild
Polish:
melba czerwonoskrzydła
Portuguese:
Pitília-de-asas-vermelhas
Portuguese (Portugal):
aurora-d'asa-vermelha
Russian:
Краснокрылый астрильд
Slovak:
pytília červenokrídla
Serbian:
Aurora astrilda
Swedish:
auroraastrild
Ukrainian:
Мельба червонокрила
Chinese:
红翅斑腹雀
Chinese (Traditional):
紅翅斑腹雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Beaumarquet aurore ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Beaumarquet aurore ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Red-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia phoenicoptera) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pytilia phoenicoptera phoenicoptera [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pytilia phoenicoptera phoenicoptera [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pytilia phoenicoptera [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pytilia phoenicoptera [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pytilia [phoenicoptera or lineata] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: estrilda ala-roja
Czech: Astrild rudokrídlý, astrild rudokřídlý
Danish: Auroraastrild
German: Aurora Astrild, Auroraastrild
English: Aurora, Aurora Finch, Aurora Pytilia, Aurora Waxbill, Crimson-winged Pytilia, Crimson-winged Waxbill, Red winged Pytilia, Red-winged Pytilia
English, HBW: Red-winged Pytilia
English (IOC): Red-winged Pytilia
English (United States): Red-winged Pytilia
Esperanto: Fenikoptera pitilio
Spanish: Estrilda Alirroja, Pinzón Aurora
Spanish (Spain): Estrilda Alirroja
Spanish (HBW): Red-winged Pytilia
Estonian: punatiib-amadiin
Finnish: Punasiipipeippo
French: Astrild aurore, Beaumarquet aurore, Diamant aurore, Pytilie à ailes rouges
Croatian: sahelska estrilda
Hungarian: auróraasztrild
Italian: Astro aurora, Pitilia alirosse
Japanese (romaji): akabanebinansuzume, binansuzume
Japanese: アカバネビナンスズメ, ビナンスズメ, ビナンスヅメ
Scientific: Estrilda erythroptera, Pytelia lineata, Pytelia phoenicoptera, Pytelia phoenicoptera emini, Pytilia lineata, Pytilia phoenicoptera, Pytilia phoenicoptera phoenicoptera
Lithuanian: Raudonsparnė pitilija
Maltese: pitilja tal-ġwenħajn ħomor
Dutch: Aurora-astrild
Norwegian Nynorsk: Auroraastrild
Norwegian: Auroraastrild
Polish: melba czerwonoskrzydla, melba czerwonoskrzydła
Portuguese: Pitília-de-asas-vermelhas
Portuguese (Portugal): aurora-d'asa-vermelha
Russian: Краснокрылая питилия, Краснокрылый астрильд
Slovak: pytília cervenokrídla, pytília červenokrídla
Serbian: Aurora astrilda
Swedish: Auroraastrild
Turkish: Kızıl kanatlı pitilya
Ukrainian: Мельба червонокрила
Chinese: 红翅斑腹雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紅翅斑腹雀

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