Estrildidae

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<==Estrildidae [Astrildidae, Estreldidae]
   |  i. s.: Chloebia gouldiae
   |         Hypargos niveoguttatus
   |         Parmoptila
   |           |--P. jamesoni
   |           `--P. rubrifrons [=Pholidornis rubrifrons]
   |         Nigrita
   |           |--N. bicolor
   |           `--N. canicapilla
   |--Lonchurinae [Lonchuridae]
   |    |--Lonchura
   |    |--Amadina Swainson 1827 [Amadininae]
   |    `--Spermestes Swainson 1837 [Spermestidae, Spermestinae]
   |         `--S. cucullatus
   |--Erythrura Swainson 1837 [incl. Chloromunia Mathews 1923; Chloromuniinae, Erythrurinae]
   |    |--E. gouldiae
   |    |--E. kleinschmidti
   |    |--E. prasina
   |    `--E. trichroa
   |--Poephilinae
   |    |--Emblema Gould 1842 [incl. Zonaeginthus Cabanis 1851; Zonaeginthinae]
   |    |    |--E. oculatum
   |    |    |--‘Zonaeginthus’ phaeton
   |    |    |--E. pictum
   |    |    `--E. temporale
   |    `--Poephila Gould 1842
   |         |--P. acuticauda
   |         |--P. bichenovii
   |         |--P. gouldiae
   |         |--P. guttata
   |         `--P. personata
   `--Estrildinae
        |--Pyrenestes Swainson 1837 [Pyrenestinae]
        |--Padda oryzivora
        |--Lagonosticta Cabanis 1851 [Lagonostictinae]
        |--Euschistospiza Wolters 1943 [incl. Didymosticta Steiner 1960 (n. n.); Didymostictinae]
        |--Cryptospiza Salvadori 1884 [Cryptospizinae]
        |--Uraeginthus Cabanis 1851 [incl. Granatina Sharpe 1890; Granatininae]
        |    |--U. bengalensis
        |    `--U. ianthinogaster
        |--Pytilia Swainson 1837 [Pytiliidae, Pytiliinae]
        |    `--P. melba
        |--Amandava Blyth 1836 [Amandavinae]
        |    |--*A. amandava
        |    `--A. subflava
        `--Estrilda Swainson 1827 [=Astrilda (l. c.), Estrelda (l. c.)]
             |--E. amandava
             |--E. astrild
             |--E. erythronotos
             |--E. formosa
             |--E. locustella
             |--E. melanotis
             |--E. melpoda
             |--E. nitidula
             `--E. troglodytes

* Type species of generic name indicated

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