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The primary reference source for list: Finches and Sparrows: An Identification Guide by Peter Clement.

For a more expansive list see, Fringillidae Finches and Allies

ESTRILDIDAE
Flowerpecker Weaver-finch Parmoptila woodhousei 
Red-fronted Flowerpecker Weaver-finch Parmoptila rubrifrons 
White-breasted Negro-finch Nigrita fusconota 
Chestnut-breasted Negro-finch Nigrita bicolor 
Pale-fronted Negro-finch Nigrita luteifrons 
Grey-headed Negro-finch Nigrita canicapilla 
Fernando Po Olive-back Nesocharis shelleyi 
White-collared Olive-back Nesocharis ansorgei 
Grey-headed Olive-back Nesocharis capistrata 
Crimson-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera (Red-winged Pytilia, Aurora Finch)
Red-faced Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica 
Orange-winged Pytilia Pytilia afra 
Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba (Melba Finch)
Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula 
Red-faced Crimson-wing Cryptospiza reichenovii 
Ethiopian Crimson-wing Cryptospiza salvadorii 
Dusky Crimson-wing Cryptospiza jacksoni 
Shelley's Crimson-wing Cryptospiza shelleyi 
Crimson Seedcracker Pyrenestes sanguineus 
Black-bellied Seedcracker Pyrenestes ostrinus 
Lesser Seedcracker Pyrenestes minor
Grant's Bluebill Spermophaga poliogenys 
Western Bluebill Spermophaga haernatina 
Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapiiia 
Brown Twinspot Clytospiza monteiri 
Rosy Twinspot Hypargos margaritatus 
Peters's Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus 
Dybowski's Dusky Twinspot Euschistospiza dybowskii 
Dusky Twinspot Euschistospiza cinereovinacea
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara 
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta 
Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula 
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala 
African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata 
Pale-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta landanae
Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia 
Kulikoro Firefinch Lagonosticta virata
Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta larvata 
Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus angolensis
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus 
Common Grenadier Uraeginthus granatina 
Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster 
Lavender Waxbill Estrilda caerulescens
Black-tailed Waxbill Estrilda perreini 
Cinderella Waxbill Estrilda thomensis 
Swee Waxbill Estrilda melanotis (Yellow-bellied Waxbill)
Anambra Waxbill Estrilda poliopareia
Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola 
Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga 
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba 
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrid
Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda nigriloris 
Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula 
Black-headed Waxbill Estrilda atricapilla 
Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos 
Red Munia Amandava amandava (Strawberry Finch, Red Strawberry)
Green Munia  Amandava formosa (Green Strawberry Finch)
Zebra Waxbill Amandava subflava 
African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis 
Black-chinned Quailfinch Ortygospiza gabonensis
Locust Finch Ortygospiza locustella 
Red-browed Firetail Aegintha temporalis
Painted Finch Emblema picta 
Beautiful Firetail Emblema belia 
Red-eared Firetail Emblema oculata
Diamond Firetail Emblema guttata 
Crimson-sided Mountain Finch Oreostruthus fuliginosus
Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton 
Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda
Zebra Finch Poephila guttata 
Double-barred Finch Poephila bichenovii 
Masked Finch Poephila personata 
Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda 
Black-throated Finch Poephila cincta 
Green-tailed Parrotfinch Erythrura hyperythra 
Pin-tailed Parrotfinch Erythrura prasina 
Green-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura viridifacies 
Three-coloured Parrotfinch Erythrura tricolor (Forbes Parrotfinch)
Mount Katanglad Parrotfinch Erythrura coloria 
Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa 
Papuan Parrotfinch Erythrura papuana 
Red-throated Parrotfinch Erythrura psittacea 
Red-headed Parrotfinch Erythrura cyaneovirens 
Pink-billed Parrotfinch Erythrura kleinschmidti 
Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae(Lady Gouldian
Plum-headed Finch Aidemosyne modesta (Cherry Finch)
Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica 
African Silverbill Lonchura cantans
Grey-headed Silverbill Lonchura griseicapilla 
Madagascar Munia Lonchura nana
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata 
Black-and-white Mannikin Lonchura bicolor
Magpie Mannikin Lonchura fringilloides 
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata 
Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides 
Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans 
Moluccan Munia Lonchura molucca 
Spotted Munia Lonchura punctulata 
Rufous-bellied Munia Lonchura kelaarti
White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra 
Streak-headed Mannikin Lonchura tristissima 
White-spotted Mannikin Lonchura leucosticta 
Chestnut-and-white Mannikin Lonchura quinticolor 
Chestnut Munia Lonchura malacca (Black-head Mannikin)
White-headed Munia Lonchura maja (White-hooded Nun, White-headed Mannikin)
Pale-headed Munia Lonchura pallida 
Great-billed Mannikin Lonchura grandis 
Grey-banded Mannikin Lonchura vana 
Grey-headed Mannikin Lonchura caniceps 
Grey-crowned Mannikin Lonchura nevermanni 
New Britain Mannikin Lonchura spectabilis 
New Ireland Mannikin Lonchura forbesi 
Hunstein's Munia Lonchura hunsteini 
Yellow-rumped Mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna 
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax 
Black Mannikin Lonchura stygia (Black Munia)
Grand Valley Mannikin Lonchura teerinki (Black-breasted Mannikin)
Alpine Mannikin Lonchura monticola 
Snow Mountain Mannikin Lonchura montana 
Thick-billed Munia Lonchura melaena 
Pictorella Finch Lonchura pectoralis 
Timor Dusky Sparrow Padda fuscata (Timor Sparrow)
Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora (Java Finch, Java Rice Finch)
Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala
Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata (Ribbon Finch)

PASSERIDAE
Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri 
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 
Sind Jungle Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus 
Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus 
Cinnamon Sparrow Passer rutilans 
Pegu Sparrow Passer flaveolus 
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus 
Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis 
Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis 
Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 
Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus 
Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii 
Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis 
Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus 
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus 
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex 
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus 
Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus 
Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey 
Pale Rock Sparrow Petronia brachydactyla 
Yellow-throated Sparrow Petronia xanthocollis 
Yellow-spotted Petronia Petronia pyrgita 
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia 
Southern Yellow-throated Sparrow Petronia superciliaris 
Bush Petronia Petronia dentata 
Snow Finch Montiffingilia nivalis 
Adams's Snow Finch Montiffingilla adamsi 
Mandelli's Snow Finch Montiffingilla taczanowskii 
Pere David's Snow Finch Montiffingifla davidiana 
Red-necked Snow Finch Montifringilla ruficollis 
Blanford's Snow Finch Montifringilla blanfordi 
Theresa's Snow Finch Montiffingilla theresae