Nesocharis

Nesocharis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Nesocharis; Alexander, 1903
Type species
	Nesocharis shelleyi; Shelley's oliveback; Alexander, 1903
Species
	See text

Nesocharis is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are found in Africa.

Taxonomy[]

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[]

The genus contains two species:^[4]

Image	Scientific Name	Common Name	Distribution
	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[]

^ 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. 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.

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[1] Alexander, Boyd (1903). "Nesocharis, n. gen". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 13: 48.

[2] Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

[3] Olsson, Urban; Alström, Per (2020). "A comprehensive phylogeny and taxonomic evaluation of the waxbills (Aves: Estrildidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 146: 106757. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106757. PMID 32028027.

[ioc-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.

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