Nesocharis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: | Nesocharis Alexander, 1903 |
Type species | |
Nesocharis shelleyi Shelley's oliveback Alexander, 1903
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Species | |
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Nesocharis is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are found in Africa.
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Nesocharis was introduced in 1903 by the English anthropologist Boyd Alexander with Shelley's oliveback as the type species.[1] The name Nesocharis is a combination of the Ancient Greek nēsos, meaning "island" and kharis, meaning "loveliness".[2] The genus Nesocharis is sister to the waxbills in the genus Coccopygia.[3]
Species
[edit]The genus contains two species:[4]
Image | Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
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White-collared oliveback | Nesocharis ansorgei | Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania & Uganda | |
Shelley's oliveback | Nesocharis shelleyi | Bioko island, western Cameroon and adjacent Nigeria |
References
[edit]- ^ Alexander, Boyd (1903). "Nesocharis, n. gen". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 13: 48.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Olsson, Urban; Alström, Per (2020). "A comprehensive phylogeny and taxonomic evaluation of the waxbills (Aves: Estrildidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 146: 106757. Bibcode:2020MolPE.14606757O. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106757. PMID 32028027.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 12 July 2021.