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Coccopygia
''Coccopygia'', is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are distributed across central and southern Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Coccopygia'' was introduced in 1862 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''kokkos'' meaning "scarlet" with ''-pugios'' meaning "-rumped". The type species was designated as the swee waxbill by Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1890. The genus ''Coccopygia'' is sister taxon, sister to the olivebacks in the genus ''Nesocharis''. Species The genus contains three species: References Coccopygia, Bird genera Estrildidae Waxbills Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa, Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coccopygia
''Coccopygia'', is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are distributed across central and southern Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Coccopygia'' was introduced in 1862 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''kokkos'' meaning "scarlet" with ''-pugios'' meaning "-rumped". The type species was designated as the swee waxbill by Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1890. The genus ''Coccopygia'' is sister taxon, sister to the olivebacks in the genus ''Nesocharis''. Species The genus contains three species: References Coccopygia, Bird genera Estrildidae Waxbills Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa, Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrildidae
Estrildidae, or estrildid finches, is a family of small seed-eating passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They comprise species commonly known as munias, mannikins, firefinches, parrotfinches and waxbills. Despite the word "finch" being included in the common names of some species, they are not closely related to birds with this name in other families, such as the Fringillidae, Emberizidae or Passerellidae. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but vary widely in plumage colours and patterns. All estrildids build large, domed nests and lay five to ten white eggs. Many species build roost nests. Some of the firefinches and pytilias are hosts to the brood-parasitic indigobirds and whydahs, respectively. Most are sensitive to cold and require warm, usually tropical, habitats, although a few, such as the eastern alpine mannikin, mountain firetail, red-browed f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swee Waxbill
The swee waxbill (''Coccopygia melanotis''), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. Description and subspecies The swee waxbill is 9–10 cm long with a grey head and breast, pale yellow belly, olive back and wings, red lower back and rump, and a black tail. The upper mandible is black and the lower red. The male has a black face, but the female's face is grey. Juveniles are much duller than the female and have an all-black bill. Habitat and behaviour The swee waxbill is typically found in uplands in dry shrubland and open forest habitats. Some subspecies also occur in lowlands, and may be seen in large gardens. This species is a common and tame bird typically seen in small parties, and does not form large flocks. The swee waxbill's call is typically considered a soft ''swee, swee''. Origin Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al. Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swee Waxbill
The swee waxbill (''Coccopygia melanotis''), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. Description and subspecies The swee waxbill is 9–10 cm long with a grey head and breast, pale yellow belly, olive back and wings, red lower back and rump, and a black tail. The upper mandible is black and the lower red. The male has a black face, but the female's face is grey. Juveniles are much duller than the female and have an all-black bill. Habitat and behaviour The swee waxbill is typically found in uplands in dry shrubland and open forest habitats. Some subspecies also occur in lowlands, and may be seen in large gardens. This species is a common and tame bird typically seen in small parties, and does not form large flocks. The swee waxbill's call is typically considered a soft ''swee, swee''. Origin Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al. Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coccopygia Quartinia
The yellow-bellied waxbill (''Coccopygia quartinia'') is a species of estrildid finch native to East Africa. The bird is now named yellow-bellied swee. It breeds in east central and south-eastern Africa. Some taxonomists consider it to be conspecific with the swee waxbill The swee waxbill (''Coccopygia melanotis''), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. Description and subspecies The swee waxbill is 9–10 cm long with a grey head and breast, pale yellow belly, olive back and .... References *Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.7. Downloaded fro Coccopygia, yellow-bellied waxbill Birds of East Africa yellow-bellied waxbill yellow-bellied waxbill {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coccopygia Melanotis
The swee waxbill (''Coccopygia melanotis''), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. Description and subspecies The swee waxbill is 9–10 cm long with a grey head and breast, pale yellow belly, olive back and wings, red lower back and rump, and a black tail. The upper mandible is black and the lower red. The male has a black face, but the female's face is grey. Juveniles are much duller than the female and have an all-black bill. Habitat and behaviour The swee waxbill is typically found in uplands in dry shrubland and open forest habitats. Some subspecies also occur in lowlands, and may be seen in large gardens. This species is a common and tame bird typically seen in small parties, and does not form large flocks. The swee waxbill's call is typically considered a soft ''swee, swee''. Origin Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al. Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coccopygia Bocagei
The Angola waxbill (''Coccopygia bocagei'') is a species of estrildid finch endemic to Angola. Some taxonomists consider it to be conspecific with the swee waxbill The swee waxbill (''Coccopygia melanotis''), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. Description and subspecies The swee waxbill is 9–10 cm long with a grey head and breast, pale yellow belly, olive back and .... References Angolan waxbill Endemic birds of Angola Angola waxbill Angola waxbill {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angola Waxbill
The Angola waxbill (''Coccopygia bocagei'') is a species of estrildid finch endemic to Angola. Some taxonomists consider it to be conspecific with the swee waxbill The swee waxbill (''Coccopygia melanotis''), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. Description and subspecies The swee waxbill is 9–10 cm long with a grey head and breast, pale yellow belly, olive back and .... References Angolan waxbill Endemic birds of Angola Angola waxbill Angola waxbill {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
The yellow-bellied waxbill (''Coccopygia quartinia'') is a species of estrildid finch native to East Africa. The bird is now named yellow-bellied swee. It breeds in east central and south-eastern Africa. Some taxonomists consider it to be conspecific with the swee waxbill The swee waxbill (''Coccopygia melanotis''), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. Description and subspecies The swee waxbill is 9–10 cm long with a grey head and breast, pale yellow belly, olive back and .... References *Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.7. Downloaded fro Coccopygia, yellow-bellied waxbill Birds of East Africa yellow-bellied waxbill yellow-bellied waxbill {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesocharis
''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. The name ''Nesocharis'' is a combination of the Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ... ''nēsos'', meaning "island" and ''kharis'', meaning "loveliness". The genus ''Nesocharis'' is sister to the waxbills in the genus '' Coccopygia''. Species The genus contains two species: References Bird genera Estrildidae Taxa named by Boyd Alexander {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Genera
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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