Classification
Biota [regio]Animalia [regnum]
Chordata [phylum]
Aves [classis]
Passeriformes [ordo]
Estrildidae [familia]
Lagonosticta [genus]
Lagonosticta larvata [species]
Lagonosticta larvata (Rüppell, 1840) contains the following taxa:
Lagonosticta larvata vinacea (Hartlaub, 1857) [subspecies]