English

An estrildid (Estrilda astrild)

Noun

estrildid ‎(plural estrildids)

1. (zoology) Any weaverbird of the family Estrildidae.
   • 1968, Breviora, Issues 280-309, page 50,

     Estrildids and ploceids are clearly different in courtship posture, clutch size, egg coloration, pattern in mouth of the young, and mode of begging of the young.

   • 1996, Gordon L. Maclean, Ecophysiology of Desert Birds, page 100,

     Marschall and Prinzinger (1991) subjected five species of estrildids to the following calculation from laboratory measurements under different T_A: O₂ consumption, CO₂ production, RMR, TNZ, conductance and T_B.

   • 2008, James L. Goodson, Chapter 1: Nonapeptides and the evolutionary patterning of sociality, page 8,

     The estrildids are all monogamous (forming long-term or life-long pair bonds) and exhibit biparental care.

Synonyms

• (any species of Estrildidae): estrildid finch

See also

• Estrildid finch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Estrildidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Estrildidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons