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Classification - Identification

The classification, common names and scientific names are based on 'Taxonomy in Flux (TiF)' by John H. Boyd III.

The identification of subspecies is based on location only in most of cases, and is therefore unreliable, inconsistent or even meaningless. It is added for fun only.

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Our Policies

Our collections basically comprise photographs of the living creatures we have actually encountered by chance.
We don't use any bait, scent, artificial roost, audio devices or other unfair method to lure birds or animals except for some rare cases marked with relevant icons (We often talk / whistle to them with our own organs though).
Our collections include photos of domesticated animals freely walking, wandering or reposing at the time of our encounter. Animals in captivity are marked with the chain icon.
Similarly, you will only find plants and fungi growing wild. Rare exceptions include farm products like finger millet or rape flowers.

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Scaly-breasted Munia / Nutmeg Mannikin (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura punctulata).
Java Sparrow [1] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura oryzivora). Photo : c. 1967, Tokyo, Japan.
Java Sparrow [2] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura oryzivora). Photo : c. 1969, Tokyo, Japan.
Java Sparrow [3] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura oryzivora). Photo : 07/1975, Tokyo, Japan.
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura castaneothorax). Photo : 08/1999, Huahine Is., French Polynesia.
Tricolored Munia [1] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura malacca). Photo : 08/2002, Sabah, Malaysia.
Dusky Munia (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura fuscans). Photo : 08/2002, Sabah, Malaysia.
Long-tailed Finch [1] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Poephila acuticauda). Photo : 08/2003, Darwin, Australia.
Long-tailed Finch [2] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Poephila acuticauda). Photo : 08/2003, Darwin, Australia.
Crimson Finch [1] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Neochmia phaeton). Photo : 08/2003, Fogg Dam, Australia.
Crimson Finch [2] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Neochmia phaeton). Photo : 08/2003, Fogg Dam, Australia.
Crimson Finch [3] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Neochmia phaeton). Photo : 08/2003, Fogg Dam, Australia.
Double-barred Finch (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Stizoptera bichenovii). Photo : 08/2003, Kakadu, Australia.
White-bellied Munia [1] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura leucogastra). Photo : 08/2005, Hong Kong.
White-bellied Munia [2] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura leucogastra). Photo : 08/2005, Hong Kong.
Violet-eared Waxbill [1] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Granatina granatina). Photo : 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia.
Violet-eared Waxbill [2] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Granatina granatina). Photo : 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia.
Violet-eared Waxbill [3] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Granatina granatina). Photo : 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia.
Red-headed Finch [1] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Amadina erythrocephala). Photo : 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia.
Red-headed Finch [2] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Amadina erythrocephala). Photo : 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia.
Green-winged Pytilia [1] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Pytilia melba). Photo : 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia.
Green-winged Pytilia [2] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Pytilia melba). Photo : 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia.
Red-billed Firefinch [1] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Lagonosticta senegala). Photo : 08/2005, Rundu, Namibia.
Green-winged Pytilia [3] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Pytilia melba). Photo : 08/2005, Mahango GR., Namibia.
Black-faced Waxbill [1] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Estrilda erythronotos). Photo : 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia.
Black-faced Waxbill [2] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Estrilda erythronotos). Photo : 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia.
Blue Waxbill [1] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Uraeginthus angolensis). Photo : 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia.
Blue Waxbill [2] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Uraeginthus angolensis). Photo : 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia.
Blue Waxbill [3] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Uraeginthus angolensis). Photo : 08/2005, Otjiwarongo, Namibia.
Common Waxbill [1] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Estrilda astrild). Photo : 09/2005, Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Common Waxbill [2] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Estrilda astrild). Photo : 07/2007, O'ahu Is., Hawai'i.
Java Sparrow [4] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura oryzivora). Photo : 07/2007, O'ahu Is., Hawai'i.
Bronze Mannikin [1] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Spermestes cucullatus). Photo : 08/2007, Port Gentil, Gabon.
Pale-fronted Nigrita (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Nigrita luteifrons). Photo : 08/2007, Ivindo NP., Gabon.
Woodhouse's Antpecker (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Parmoptila woodhousei ). Photo : 08/2007, Ivindo NP., Gabon.
Common Waxbill [3] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Estrilda astrild). Photo : 08/2007, Ivindo NP., Gabon.
Black-headed Waxbill [1] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Estrilda atricapilla). Photo : 08/2007, Ivindo, Gabon.
Black-headed Waxbill [2] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Estrilda atricapilla). Photo : 08/2007, Ivindo, Gabon.
Orange-cheeked Waxbill [1] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Estrilda melpoda). Photo : 08/2007, La Lopé, Gabon.
Orange-cheeked Waxbill [2] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Estrilda melpoda). Photo : 08/2007, La Lopé, Gabon.
Orange-cheeked Waxbill [3] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Estrilda melpoda). Photo : 08/2007, La Lopé, Gabon.
Black-chinned Quailfinch [1] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Ortygospiza gabonensis). Photo : 08/2007, La Lopé, Gabon.
Black-chinned Quailfinch [2] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Ortygospiza gabonensis). Photo : 08/2007, La Lopé, Gabon.
Bronze Mannikin [2] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Spermestes cucullatus). Photo : 08/2007, Lopé NP., Gabon.
Bronze Mannikin [3] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Spermestes cucullatus). Photo : 08/2007, Lopé NP., Gabon.
Pin-tailed Whydah [1] (Viduidae. Vidua macroura). Photo : 08/2007, La Lopé, Gabon.
Pin-tailed Whydah [2] (Viduidae. Vidua macroura). Photo : 08/2007, La Lopé, Gabon.
Pin-tailed Whydah [3] (Viduidae. Vidua macroura). Photo : 08/2007, La Lopé, Gabon.
White-rumped Munia [1] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura striata). Photo : 03/2008, Wutai Township, Taiwan.
White-rumped Munia [2] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura striata). Photo : 08/2009, Da Lat, Vietnam.
White-rumped Munia [3] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura striata). Photo : 08/2009, Đà Lạt, Vietnam.
White-rumped Munia [4] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura striata). Photo : 08/2009, Đà Lạt, Vietnam.
Red-billed Firefinch [2] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Lagonosticta senegala). Photo : 02/2011, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
White-rumped Munia [5] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura striata). Photo : 07/2011, Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
Black-throated Munia (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura kelaarti). Photo : 08/2011, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka.
Tricolored Munia [2] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura malacca). Photo : 08/2011, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka.
Red-billed Firefinch [3] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Lagonosticta senegala). Photo : 02/2012, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
Red-billed Firefinch [4] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Lagonosticta senegala). Photo : 02/2012, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
Pin-tailed Whydah [4] (Viduidae. Vidua macroura). Photo : 02/2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Pin-tailed Whydah [5] (Viduidae. Vidua macroura). Photo : 02/2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Red-billed Firefinch [5] (Estrildidae - Estrildinae. Lagonosticta senegala). Photo : 02/2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Javan Munia (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Lonchura leucogastroides ). Photo : 05/2014, Singapore.
Bronze Mannikin [4] (Estrildidae - Lonchurinae. Spermestes cucullatus). Photo : 07/2018, Libreville, Gabon.

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