Seedcracker
{{short description|Genus of birds}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Seedcracker
| image = Black-bellied Seedcracker - near Kakum NP - Ghana 14 S4E2847.jpg
| image_caption = Black-bellied seedcracker (Pyrenestes ostrinus)
| taxon = Pyrenestes
| authority = Swainson, 1837
| type_species = Pirenestes sanguineus{{cite web |url= https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=191 |title= Estrildidae |author= |date= |website= aviansystematics.org |publisher= The Trust for Avian Systematics |access-date= 2023-07-16}}
| type_species_authority = Swainson, 1837
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
P. sanguineus
P. ostrinus
P. minor
}}
The seedcrackers are the genus Pyrenestes of the estrildid finches family. These birds are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are gregarious seed eaters with short, very thick, grey bills. All have crimson on the face and tail.
Species
The members are:
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Crimson seedcracker | Pyrenestes sanguineus | Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. |
| 120px | Black-bellied seedcracker | Pyrenestes ostrinus | SE Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, South Sudan, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Western and Southern Cameroon, Central African Republic, SW Chad, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Uganda, W Kenya, Angola, Zambia and SW Tanzania. |
| Lesser seedcracker | Pyrenestes minor | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. |
References
{{Reflist}}
- Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows {{ISBN|0-7136-8017-2}}
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