Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Waxbills and Allies (Estrildidae) |
| Species | Stagonopleura oculata |
| Codes | reefir1, REFI |
Identification
The Red-eared Firetail (Stagonopleura oculata) is a member of the Waxbills and Allies family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use the eBird species code reefir1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in Waxbills and Allies
(c) Carlos Sanchez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carlos Sanchez
Spotted this bird?
Log your sighting on eBird to contribute to bird science!
Quick Facts
Scientific Name: Stagonopleura oculata
Family: Waxbills and Allies
Order: Passeriformes
eBird Code: reefir1