Tunguridi

Tunguridi

Uainishaji wa kisayansi

Himaya:	Animalia (Wanyama)
Faila:	Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni)
Ngeli:	Aves (Ndege)
Oda:	Passeriformes (Ndege kama shomoro)
Familia ya juu:	Passeroidea (Ndege kama shomoro)
Familia:	Estrildidae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na mishigi)
Jenasi:	Pytilia Swainson, 1837
Spishi:	P. afra (Gmelin, 1789) P. hypogrammica Sharpe, 1870 P. lineata Heuglin, 1863 P. melba (Linnaeus, 1758) P. phoenicoptera Swainson, 1837

Tunguridi ni ndege wadogo wa jenasi Pytilia katika familia Estrildidae ambao wanatokea Afrika tu. Wanafana na mishigi na wana rangi mbalimbali kama nyekundu, machungwa, njano na/au kijani. Hula mbegu hasa lakini wadudu pia, hususa makinda. Tago lao ni tufe la manyasi lenye mwingilio kwa kando. Jike huyataga mayai 3-4.

Spishi

Pytilia afra, Tunguridi Mabawa-machungwa (Orange-winged Pytilia)
Pytilia hypogrammica, Tunguridi Mabawa-njano (Red-faced or Yellow-winged Pytilia)
Pytilia lineata, Tunguridi Domo-jekundu (Red-billed Pytilia)
Pytilia melba, Tunguridi Mabawa-kijani (Green-winged Pytilia au Melba Finch)
Pytilia phoenicoptera, Tunguridi Mabawa-mekundu (Red-winged Pytilia)

Picha

Tunguridi mabawa-njano