Tricolored parrotfinch
| Tricolored parrotfinch | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Erythrura |
| Species: | E. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythrura tricolor (Vieillot, 1817)
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The tricolored parrotfinch (Erythrura tricolor) is a species of estrildid finch found in Timor and the southern Moluccas. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km2.
It is found in subtropical/tropical dry forest and dry savannah. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.
Origin[]
Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al..[2] Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats).
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Erythrura tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, A; Ruiz-del-Valle V; Gomez-Prieto P; Reguera R; Parga-Lozano C; Serrano-Vela I (2009). "Estrildinae Finches (Aves, Passeriformes) from Africa, South Asia and Australia: a Molecular Phylogeographic Study" (PDF). The Open Ornithology Journal. 2: 29–36. doi:10.2174/1874453200902010029.
External links[]
- Species factsheet - BirdLife International
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Erythrura
- Birds of Timor
- Birds of the Maluku Islands
- Birds described in 1817
- Estrildidae stubs