Seedcracker

The seedcrackers are the genus  Pyrenestes  of the estrildid finches. These birds are found in Africa. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, very thick, grey bills. All have crimson on the face and tail. The members are:
 * Crimson Seedcracker, Pyrenestes sanguineus
 * Black-bellied Seedcracker, Pyrenestes ostrinus
 * Lesser Seedcracker, Pyrenestes minor