''Neochmia'' is a genus of
estrildid finches found in
Australasia
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. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills.
The members are:
References
*Clement, Harris and Davis, ''Finches and Sparrows''
Bird genera
Taxa named by George Robert Gray
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