Nesocharis

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

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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[]

  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.
  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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