| Stagonopleura | |
|---|---|
| Beautiful firetail | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: |
Stagonopleura L. Reichenbach, 1850 |
| species | |
|
S. bella |
|
S. bella
S. oculata
S. guttata
Stagonopleura is an Australian genus of the estrildid finches. It is sometimes absorbed into Emblema. The members are:
They are very similar in appearance, with short red bills, brown upperparts, red rumps and uppertail coverts, and barred or spotted underparts.