Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
Parvclass Passerae
see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Order Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
Suborder Passeri
see Suborder Passeres (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
Parvorder Passerida (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Sibley et al., 1988
Superfamily Passeroidea
Family Passeridae Rafinesque, 1815 - sparrows, snowfinches and allies
Subfamily Estrildinae
Tribe Estrildini
see Family Estrildidae Bonaparte, 1850
Genus Pytilia Swainson, 1837
Pytilia afra (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)