Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
         oscines see Suborder Oscines
           Passerida - passeridans see Parvorder Passerida (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Sibley et al., 1988
             Passeroidea
               Family Estrildidae Bonaparte, 1850 - waxbills, grass finches, munias and allies
                 Subfamily Estrildinae
                   Genus Pytilia Swainson, 1837
                     1 Pytilia lineata Heuglin, 1863
                     2 Pytilia phoenicoptera Swainson, 1837
                     3 Pytilia hypogrammica Sharpe, 1870
                     4 Pytilia afra (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
                     5 Pytilia melba (C. Linnaeus, 1758)