Stagonopleura

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Stagonopleura is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae that are native to Australia. The species are similar in appearance, with short red bills, brown upperparts, red rumps and uppertail coverts, and barred or spotted underparts. The informal name of firetails refers to the rich crimson colour at the rump, a prominent characteristic of the genus.

Taxonomy

The genus Stagonopleura was introduced by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1850. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek stagōn meaning "spot" with pleura meaning "side" or "flank". The type species was designated as the diamond firetail in 1851 by Jean Cabanis.

Species

The three species in the genus are:

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