Estrildidae (estrildid finches) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Passeriformes (perching birds)
        
        Passerida
        
        Muscicapoidea (thrushes, sparrows, and relatives)
        
        Passeroidea (sparrows and relatives)
        
        Family Estrildidae (estrildid finches)
        
        Genus Amadina
        
        Genus Amandava (avadavats)
        
        Genus Clytospiza
        
        Genus Cryptospiza
        
        Genus Emblema
        
        Genus Erythrura (parrot-finches)
        
        Genus Estrilda (waxbills)
        
        Genus Euschistospiza
        
        Genus Heteromunia
        
        Genus Hypargos
        
        Genus Lagonosticta
        
        Genus Lonchura (mannikins)
        
        Genus Mandingoa
        
        Genus Neochmia
        
        Genus Nesocharis
        
        Genus Nigrita
        
        Genus Oreostruthus
        
        Genus Ortygospiza
        
        Genus Parmoptila
        
        Genus Poephila
        
        Genus Pyrenestes
        
        Genus Pytilia
        
        Genus Spermophaga
        
        Genus Stagonopleura
        
        Genus Taeniopygia
        
        Genus Uraeginthus (cordonbleus)