Bluebill

The bluebills are the genus Spermophaga of the estrildid finches family. These birds are found in tropical Africa. They are gregarious seed eaters with short, thick, blue and red bills. All have plumage which is mainly crimson and black or dark grey.

For the Australian duck, see Blue-billed duck. For the American duck, see Greater scaup. For the plant, see Clematis pitcheri.

Bluebills
Western bluebill (Spermophaga haematina)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Spermophaga
Swainson, 1837
Species

S. poliogenys
S. haematina
S. ruficapilla

Species

The members are:

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Grant's bluebillSpermophaga poliogenysRepublic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Western bluebillSpermophaga haematinaAngola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Red-headed bluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaAngola, Burundi, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.


References
  • Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows ISBN 0-7136-8017-2
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