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Estrildidae

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Estrildidae

Taxonomy
Estrildidae was named by Illiger (1811). It is extant.

It was assigned to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Estrildidae Illiger
2017Estrildidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyEstrildidaeIlliger 1811
familyEstrildidaeIlliger 1811

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Estrildidae Illiger 1811
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G. Erythrura Swainson 1837 [parrotfinch]
G. Poephila Gould 1842
G. Taeniopygia Reichenbach 1862
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Taeniopygia guttata Vieillot 1817 [zebra finch]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available