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Seedcracker (Genus: Pyrenestes) - Wiki
Subject: Seedcracker (Genus: Pyrenestes) - Wiki
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Seedcracker (Genus: Pyrenestes) - Wiki


Seedcracker
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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Pyrenestes

[Photo] Lesser Seedcracker (Pyrenestes minor). Source: Bird stamps from Malawi, 1985. URL: www.birdtheme.org/country/malawi.html

The seedcrackers are the genus Pyrenestes of the estrildid finches. These birds are found in Africa. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, very thick, grey bills. All have crimson on the face and tail. The members are:

- Crimson Seedcracker, Pyrenestes sanguineus
- Black-bellied Seedcracker, Pyrenestes ostrinus
- Lesser Seedcracker, Pyrenestes minor

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