Definitions
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- noun A small, colourful
passerine estrildid bird .
Etymologies
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parrot + finch
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Examples
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The Vanuatu scrubfowl (Megapodius layardi), Santa Cruz ground-dove (Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis), Vanuatu imperial-pigeon (Ducula bakeri), chestnut-bellied kingfisher (Todirhampus farquhari), royal parrotfinch (Erythrura regia), and Santo Mountain starling (Aplonis santovestris) are all considered vulnerable.
Vanuatu rain forests 2008
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