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Genus of birds 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
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Spermophaga Swainson, 1837
Type species
Spermophaga cyanorynchus Swainson, 1837
Species
S. poliogenys S. haematina S. ruficapilla

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.

Species

The members are:

Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
Grant's bluebill	Spermophaga poliogenys	Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Western bluebill	Spermophaga haematina	Angola, 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 bluebill	Spermophaga ruficapilla	Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

References

"Estrildidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

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

Genera of finches, sparrows and tanagers

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Suborder: Passeri
Infraorder: Passerida
Superfamily: Passeroidea

Passeroidea

Estrildidae

Amandavinae	Amadina Amandava Ortygospiza
Erythrurinae	Chloebia Erythrura
Estrildinae	Brunhilda Coccopygia Cryptospiza Delacourella Estrilda Glaucestrilda Mandingoa Nesocharis Nigrita Parmoptila
Lagonostictinae	Clytospiza Euschistospiza Granatina Hypargos Lagonosticta Pyrenestes Pytilia Spermophaga Uraeginthus
Lonchurinae	Euodice Lepidopygia Lonchura Mayrimunia Padda Spermestes
Poephilinae	Aidemosyne Bathilda Emblema Heteromunia Neochmia Oreostruthus Poephila Stagonopleura Stizoptera Taeniopygia

Passeridae

Ploceidae

Prunellidae

Prunella

Urocynchramidae

Urocynchramus

Viduidae

Anomalospiza
Vidua

Nine-primaried oscines

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Nine-primaried oscines

Fringillidae

Carduelinae	Acanthis Agraphospiza †Aidemedia †Akialoa Bucanetes Callacanthis Carduelis Carpodacus †Chloridops Chloris Chlorodrepanis Chrysocorythus †Ciridops Coccothraustes Crithagra Drepanis †Dysmorodrepanis Eophona Haemorhous Hemignathus Hesperiphona Himatione Leucosticte Linaria Linurgus Loxia Loxioides Loxops Magumma †Melamprosops Mycerobas Oreomystis †Orthiospiza Palmeria Paroreomyza Pinicola Procarduelis Pseudonestor †Psittirostra Pyrrhula Pyrrhoplectes †Rhodacanthis Rhodopechys Rhodospiza Rhynchostruthus Serinus Spinus Telespiza †Vangulifer †Viridonia †Xestospiza
Euphoniinae	Chlorophonia Euphonia
Fringillinae	Fringilla

Motacillidae

Peucedramidae

Peucedramus

Emberizoidea

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Emberizoidea

Calcariidae	Calcarius Plectrophenax Rhynchophanes
Calyptophilidae	Calyptophilus
Cardinalidae	Amaurospiza Cardinalis Caryothraustes Chlorothraupis Cyanocompsa Cyanoloxia Granatellus Habia Passerina Periporphyrus Pheucticus Piranga Spiza
Emberizidae	Emberiza
Icteridae	See below ↓
Icteriidae	Icteria
Mitrospingidae	Lamprospiza Mitrospingus Orthogonys
Nesospingidae	Nesospingus
Parulidae	Basileuterus Cardellina Catharopeza Geothlypis Helmitheros Leucopeza Leiothlypis Limnothlypis Mniotilta Myioborus Myiothlypis Oporornis Oreothlypis Parkesia Protonotaria Seiurus Setophaga Vermivora
Passerellidae	Aimophila Ammodramus Ammospiza Amphispiza Amphispizopsis Arremon Arremonops Artemisiospiza Atlapetes Calamospiza Centronyx Chlorospingus Chondestes Junco Melospiza Melozone Oreothraupis Oriturus Passerculus Passerella †Pedinorhis Peucaea Pezopetes Pipilo Pooecetes Rhynchospiza Spizella Spizelloides Torreornis Xenospiza Zonotrichia
Phaenicophilidae	Microligea Phaenicophilus Xenoligea
Rhodinocichlidae	Rhodinocichla
Spindalidae	Spindalis
Teretistridae	Teretistris
Thraupidae	See below ↓

Icteridae

incertae sedis	†Cremaster †Pandanaris †Pyelorhamphus
Agelaiinae	Agelaioides Agelaius Agelasticus Amblyramphus Anumara Chrysomus Curaeus Dives Euphagus Gnorimopsar Gymnomystax Hypopyrrhus Lampropsar Macroagelaius Molothrus Nesopsar Oreopsar Pseudoleistes Ptiloxena Quiscalus Xanthopsar
Amblycercinae	Amblycercus
Cassicinae	Cacicus Cassiculus Psarocolius
Dolichonychinae	Dolichonyx
Icterinae	Icterus
Sturnellinae	Leistes Sturnella
Xanthocephalinae	Xanthocephalus

Thraupidae

Catamblyrhynchinae	Catamblyrhynchus
Charitospizinae	Charitospiza Parkerthraustes
Coerebinae	Asemospiza Camarhynchus Certhidea Coereba Euneornis Geospiza Loxigilla Loxipasser Melanospiza Melopyrrha Phonipara Pinaroloxias Platyspiza Tiaris
Dacninae	Cyanerpes Dacnis Tersina
Diglossinae	Acanthidops Catamenia Conirostrum Diglossa Geospizopsis Haplospiza Idiopsar Melanodera Nesospiza Phrygilus Rowettia Sicalis Xenodacnis
Emberizoidinae	Coryphaspiza Emberizoides Embernagra
Hemithraupinae	Chrysothlypis Chlorophanes Hemithraupis Heterospingus Iridophanes
Nemosiinae	Compsothraupis Cyanicterus Nemosia Sericossypha
Orchesticinae	Orchesticus
Poospizinae	Castanozoster Cnemoscopus Cypsnagra Donacospiza Kleinothraupis Microspingus Nephelornis Piezorina Poospiza Poospizopsis Pseudospingus Sphenopsis Thlypopsis Urothraupis Xenospingus
Porphyrospizinae	Incaspiza Rhopospina
Saltatorinae	Saltator Saltatricula
Sporophilinae	Sporophila
Tachyphoninae	Conothraupis Coryphospingus Creurgops Eucometis Heliothraupis Lanio Loriotus Ramphocelus Rhodospingus Tachyphonus Trichothraupis Volatinia
Thraupinae	Anisognathus Bangsia Buthraupis Calochaetes Chalcothraupis Chlorochrysa Chlorornis Cissopis Cnemathraupis Diuca Dubusia Iridosornis Ixothraupis Lophospingus Neothraupis Paroaria Pipraeidea Poecilostreptus Pseudosaltator Rauenia Schistochlamys Sporathraupis Stephanophorus Stilpnia Tangara Tephrophilus Thraupis Wetmorethraupis

Taxon identifiers
Spermophaga	Wikidata: Q601997 Wikispecies: Spermophaga ADW: Spermophaga BOLD: 120077 CoL: 7KBX GBIF: 2493639 iNaturalist: 14082 IRMNG: 1023014 ITIS: 558241 NBN: NHMSYS0020930474 NCBI: 247674 Open Tree of Life: 95946

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