Coccopygia
| Coccopygia | |
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| Swee Waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae (but see text) |
| Subfamily: | Estrildinae |
| Genus: | Coccopygia Reichenbach, 1862 |
| Species | |
Coccopygia, is a genus of songbirds that range across central and southern Africa. This genus is placed with the estrildid finches.
Species are:
- Yellow-bellied waxbill, Coccopygia quartinia
- Swee waxbill, Coccopygia melanotis
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