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Pytilia
Pytilia is a genus of small brightly coloured seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are distributed across Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Pytilia'' was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson for the red-winged pytilia. The name ''Pytilia'' is a diminutive of the genus ''Pitylus'' that had been introduced in 1829 by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier for the grosbeaks. A molecular phylogenetic study has shown that the genus is basal to a clade containing the twinspots in the genera ''Euschistospiza'', '' Hypargos'' and ''Clytospiza'' and the firefinches in ''Lagonosticta The firefinches form a genus, ''Lagonosticta'', of small seed-eating African birds in the family Estrildidae. The genus was introduced by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis in 1851. The type species was subsequently designated as the Africa ...''. Species The genus contains five species: References {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pytilia
Pytilia is a genus of small brightly coloured seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are distributed across Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Pytilia'' was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson for the red-winged pytilia. The name ''Pytilia'' is a diminutive of the genus ''Pitylus'' that had been introduced in 1829 by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier for the grosbeaks. A molecular phylogenetic study has shown that the genus is basal to a clade containing the twinspots in the genera ''Euschistospiza'', '' Hypargos'' and ''Clytospiza'' and the firefinches in ''Lagonosticta The firefinches form a genus, ''Lagonosticta'', of small seed-eating African birds in the family Estrildidae. The genus was introduced by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis in 1851. The type species was subsequently designated as the Africa ...''. Species The genus contains five species: References {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green-winged Pytilia
The green-winged pytilia (''Pytilia melba'') is a small colourful seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. It is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, though it is more rarely seen in central, far southern and coastal western parts of the continent. Taxonomy The green-winged pytilia was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Fringilla melba''. No explanation was provided for the specific epithet ''melba'' but it could possibly be from a supposed Chinese word or place. Linnaeus based his description on "The Green Gold-Finch" that had been described and illustrated in 1750 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his ''A Natural History of Uncommon Birds''. Edwards was uncertain of the origin of his specimen and Linnaeus mistakenly specified the locality as China. The specimen was subsequently assumed to be from Angola, but this was restricted to Luanda in Angola by Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange-winged Pytilia
The orange-winged pytilia (''Pytilia afra''), also known as the golden-backed pytilia, is a species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being of least concern. Taxonomy This species was described as ''Fringilla afra'' by J. F. Gmelin in 1789. It is monotypic. Description The orange-winged pytilia is long and weighs . The male's forehead, face and chin are red, and its crown and nape are grey. Its back is green, with an olive tinge. Its greater coverts are orange, and its primary coverts and flight feathers are blackish-brown, with orange edges. Its rump is crimson. The outer webs of its tail are red, and the inner webs are brown. Its throat and upper breast are pale grey, and its breast is olive. There are off-white bars on its breast and belly. Its legs are pale pink or pinkish-brown. Its eyes are orange or red, and its beak is red. The female has a greyish head, with no red. Its back ... [...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] |
Red-winged Pytilia
The red-winged pytilia (''Pytilia phoenicoptera'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 370,000 km2. It is found at Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo and Uganda. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern. The red-billed pytilia The red-billed pytilia (''Pytilia lineata'') is a species of estrildid finch found in Ethiopia. It was split from the red-winged pytilia The red-winged pytilia (''Pytilia phoenicoptera'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa ... (''Pytilia lineata'') was recently split from this species. References External linksBirdLife International species factsheet [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-winged Pytilia
The red-winged pytilia (''Pytilia phoenicoptera'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 370,000 km2. It is found at Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo and Uganda. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern. The red-billed pytilia The red-billed pytilia (''Pytilia lineata'') is a species of estrildid finch found in Ethiopia. It was split from the red-winged pytilia The red-winged pytilia (''Pytilia phoenicoptera'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa ... (''Pytilia lineata'') was recently split from this species. References External linksBirdLife International species factsheet [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-winged Pytilia ...
The yellow-winged pytilia (''Pytilia hypogrammica''), also known as the red-faced pytilia, is an African estrildid finch. Distribution The finch has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 250,000 km2. It is commonly found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo. Origin Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al. Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats). References External linksBirdLife International species factsheet yellow-winged pytilia Birds of West Africa yellow-winged pytilia The yellow-winged pytilia (''Pytilia hypogrammica''), also known as the red-faced pytilia, is an African estrildid finch. Distribution The finch has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 250,000 km2. It is commonly found in Benin, Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-billed Pytilia
The red-billed pytilia (''Pytilia lineata'') is a species of estrildid finch found in Ethiopia. It was split from the red-winged pytilia. 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 Pytilia, red-billed pytilia Endemic birds of Ethiopia red-billed pytilia The red-billed pytilia (''Pytilia lineata'') is a species of estrildid finch found in Ethiopia. It was split from the red-winged pytilia The red-winged pytilia (''Pytilia phoenicoptera'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa ... Taxa named by Theodor von Heuglin {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Swainson
William John Swainson FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 – 6 December 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist. Life Swainson was born in Dover Place, St Mary Newington, London, the eldest son of John Timothy Swainson the Second (1756–1824), an original fellow of the Linnean Society. He was cousin of the amateur botanist Isaac Swainson.Etymologisches Worterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen by H. Genaust. Review by Paul A. Fryxell ''Taxon'', Vol. 38(2), 245–246 (1989). His father's family originated in Lancashire, and both grandfather and father held high posts in Her Majesty's Customs, the father becoming Collector at Liverpool. William, whose formal education was curtailed because of an impediment in his speech, joined the Liverpool Customs as a junior clerk at the age of 14."William Swainson F.R.S, F.L.S., Naturalist and Artist: Diaries 1808–1838: Sicily, Malta, Greece, Italy and Brazil." G .M. Swainson, Palmerston, NZ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagonosticta
The firefinches form a genus, ''Lagonosticta'', of small seed-eating African birds in the family Estrildidae. The genus was introduced by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis in 1851. The type species was subsequently designated as the African firefinch. The name combines the Ancient Greek words ''lagōn'' "flank" and ''stiktos'' "spotted". The genus ''Lagonosticta'' is sister to the brown twinspot which is placed in its own genus ''Clytospiza The brown twinspot (''Clytospiza monteiri'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only member of the genus ''Clytospiza''. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of ...''. Species The genus contains 11 species: References Finches Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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