Abyssinian waxbill

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Abyssinian waxbill
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Estrilda
Species:
E. ochrogaster
Binomial name
Estrilda ochrogaster
Salvadori, 1897

The Abyssinian waxbill (Estrilda ochrogaster) is a species of estrildid finch found in southeast Sudan and Ethiopia.

This species was formally described in 1897 by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori under the binomial name Estrilda ochrogaster.[1] The specific epithet combines the Ancient Greek ōkhros meaning "yellow-ochre" or "pale yellow" with gastēr meaning "belly".[2] The type locality is "Northern Abyssinia", now Eritrea.[3] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[4]

The Abyssinian waxbill is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the fawn-breasted waxbill (Estrilda paludicola).[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Salvadori, Tommaso (1897). "Lista di Uccelli raccolti dal Dr. Mnzìoli nel Tigrè e donati al Museo Zoologico di Perugia". Bollettino dei musei di zoologia ed anatomia comparata della R. Università di Torino (in Italian and Latin). 12 (287): 1–4 [4].
  2. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. ^ Grant, C.H.B.; Mackworth-Praed, C.W. (1948). "Notes on eastern African birds". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 68: 58-62 [61].
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1968). Check-List of Birds of the World. Volume 14. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 339. |volume= has extra text (help)
  6. ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2. |volume= has extra text (help)


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