Nesocharis
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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
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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