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Green-faced Parrotfinch
Erythrura viridifacies Hachisuka & Delacour, 1937
Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Green-faced Parrotfinch, Erythrura viridifacies, is a bird of the northern Philippines, breeding in Luzon, Mindoro and the West Visayas. It belongs to the waxbill family and was described by Hachisuka and Delacour in 1937. It is a rare and hard-to-find species, and it is linked closely with bamboo flowering. Its plumage is mainly green, with a bright red vent and tail, and it has a long pointed tail and a large dark bill. It is known from forest, forest edge and savannah, and it may gather in very large flocks when bamboo is in bloom.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Luzon, Mindoro and West Visayas (n, wc Philippines)
