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The '''Green-winged Pytilia''' (''Pytilia melba'') is a common species of [[estrildid finch]] found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of {{convert|6000000|km2|mi2}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8610&m=0 |publisher=BirdLife International |title=Green-winged Pytilia |accessdate=16 December 2009}}</ref> |
The '''Green-winged Pytilia''' (''Pytilia melba'') is a common species of [[estrildid finch]] found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of {{convert|6000000|km2|mi2}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8610&m=0 |publisher=BirdLife International |title=Green-winged Pytilia |accessdate=16 December 2009}}</ref> |
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It is found in most of [[Africa]] south of the [[Sahara]].<ref name=IUCN/> It has two subspecies, nominate ''melba'' and ''citerior'', which are sometimes treated as separate species.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
It is found in most of [[Africa]] south of the [[Sahara]].<ref name=IUCN/> It has two subspecies groups, nominate ''melba'' in the south and the northernly ''citerior'', which are sometimes treated as separate species. Usually, additional subspecies are recognized within these two groups.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
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The Green-winged Pytilia (Pytilia melba) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 6,000,000 square kilometres (2,300,000 sq mi).[2]
It is found in most of Africa south of the Sahara.[1] It has two subspecies groups, nominate melba in the south and the northernly citerior, which are sometimes treated as separate species. Usually, additional subspecies are recognized within these two groups.[citation needed]
Origin
Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[3] Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats).
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References
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- ^ "Green-winged Pytilia". BirdLife International. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, A (2009). "Estrildinae Finches (Aves, Passeriformes) from Africa, South Asia and Australia: a Molecular Phylogeographic Study" (PDF). The Open Ornithology Journal. 2: 29–36. doi:10.2174/1874453200902010029.
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