Estrilda

**Estrilda**
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Common name
	العربية: شمعي المنقار; مصرى: شمعى المنقار; Kotava: Julayek; български: астрилди; Deutsch: Astrilde; فارسی: نوک‌مومی; suomi: Vahanokat; Frysk: Astrilden; Gaeilge: Gob céarach; עברית: אסטרלידה; кырык мары: Астрильд; русский: Астрильды; українська: Астрильд; 中文: 梅花雀属; 中文（中国大陆）: 梅花雀属; 中文（臺灣）: 梅花雀屬;
Taxonomy
Clade	Maniraptoriformes
Clade	Maniraptora
Class	Aves
Subclass	Neornithes
Infraclass	Neognathae
Superorder	Neoaves
Superorder	Passerimorphae
Order	Passeriformes
Clade	Eupasseres
Suborder	Passeri
Parvorder	Passerida
Superfamily	Passeroidea
Family	Estrildidae
Genus	Estrilda
Taxon author	William Swainson, 1827
Authority file
	Q478281; J9U entity ID: 987007555682705171; NCBI taxonomy ID: 187426; ITIS TSN: 179609; Encyclopedia of Life ID: 45511019; GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update): 2493650; ZooBank ID for name or act: 3A19F3C2-0C37-4F2E-8AE7-466E3A0A8D4E; Fauna Europaea ID: 97448; Plazi ID: 544782CB-8FC9-E7BF-E350-A0875E65E091; iNaturalist taxon ID: 13763; NBN System Key: NHMSYS0020929922; BOLD Systems taxon ID: 119961; ADW taxon ID: Estrilda; IRMNG ID: 1013235
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IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Passeriformes • Subordo: Passeri • Infraordo: Passerida • Superfamilia: Passeroidea • Familia: Estrildidae • Genus: Estrilda Swainson, 1827

Vernacular names

suomi: Vahanokat

Included species (for IOC classification 14.2):

E. astrild, E. atricapilla, E. kandti, E. melpoda, E. nigriloris, E. nonnula, E. paludicola, E. poliopareia, E. rhodopyga, E. rufibarba, E. troglodytes