Bluebill

The bluebills are the genus Spermophaga of the estrildid finches family. These birds are found in tropical Africa. They are gregarious seed eaters with short, thick, blue and red bills. All have plumage which is mainly crimson and black or dark grey.

Species

The members are:

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Grant's bluebill	Spermophaga poliogenys	Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
File:Western Bluebill m - Gambia (32528245061).jpg	Western bluebill	Spermophaga haematina	Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
File:Red-headed Bluebill - Kakamega - Kenya 06 2643 (22568963858).jpg	Red-headed bluebill	Spermophaga ruficapilla	Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

References

• Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows Template:ISBN