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Spermestes
''Spermestes'' is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Spermestes'' was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson to accommodate the bronze mannikin. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''sperma'' meaning "seed" and ''-estēs'' meaning "-eater". Based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2020, this genus was resurrected for a clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ... of species that were formerly assigned to the genera '' Lonchura'' and ''Odontospiza''. Species The genus contains five species: References Bird genera Taxa named by William John Swainson {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spermestes
''Spermestes'' is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Spermestes'' was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson to accommodate the bronze mannikin. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''sperma'' meaning "seed" and ''-estēs'' meaning "-eater". Based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2020, this genus was resurrected for a clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ... of species that were formerly assigned to the genera '' Lonchura'' and ''Odontospiza''. Species The genus contains five species: References Bird genera Taxa named by William John Swainson {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Mannikin
The bronze mannikin or bronze munia (''Spermestes cucullata'') is a small passerine (i.e. perching) bird of the Afrotropics. This very social estrildid finch is an uncommon to locally abundant bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, where it is resident, nomadic or irruptive in mesic savanna or forest margin habitats. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 8,100,000 km2. It is the smallest and most widespread of four munia species on the African mainland, the other being black-and-white, red-backed and magpie mannikin. It co-occurs with the Madagascar mannikin on the Comoro Islands, and was introduced to Puerto Rico. Especially in the West Africa, it is considered a pest in grain and rice fields. It is locally trapped for the pet bird trade. Taxonomy The bronze mannikin was formally described in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson and given the binomial name ''Spermestes cucullata''. The specific epithet is from Late Latin ''cucul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Mannikin
The bronze mannikin or bronze munia (''Spermestes cucullata'') is a small passerine (i.e. perching) bird of the Afrotropics. This very social estrildid finch is an uncommon to locally abundant bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, where it is resident, nomadic or irruptive in mesic savanna or forest margin habitats. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 8,100,000 km2. It is the smallest and most widespread of four munia species on the African mainland, the other being black-and-white, red-backed and magpie mannikin. It co-occurs with the Madagascar mannikin on the Comoro Islands, and was introduced to Puerto Rico. Especially in the West Africa, it is considered a pest in grain and rice fields. It is locally trapped for the pet bird trade. Taxonomy The bronze mannikin was formally described in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson and given the binomial name ''Spermestes cucullata''. The specific epithet is from Late Latin ''cucul ... [...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-backed Mannikin
The black-and-white mannikin (''Spermestes bicolor'') also black-and-white munia or red-backed mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch, widely occurring throughout the African tropical rainforest. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 4,200,000 km2. It is found in moist savanna and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as least concern. They are seedeaters, but are known to feed on algae. The black-and-white mannikin was formally described in 1843 by the British zoologist and collector Louis Fraser from a specimen collected near Cape Palmas in Liberia. He placed the species in the genus ''Amadina'' and coined the binomial name ''Amadina bicolor''. The black-and-white mannikin is now one of the four species placed in the genus '' Spermestes'' that was introduced in 1837 by William John Swainson. Four subspecies are recognised: * ''S. b. bicolor'' ( Fraser, 1843) – Guinea-Bissau to Cameroon * ''S. b. p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-and-white Mannikin
The black-and-white mannikin (''Spermestes bicolor'') also black-and-white munia or red-backed mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch, widely occurring throughout the African tropical rainforest. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 4,200,000 km2. It is found in moist savanna and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as least concern. They are seedeaters, but are known to feed on algae. The black-and-white mannikin was formally described in 1843 by the British zoologist and collector Louis Fraser from a specimen collected near Cape Palmas in Liberia. He placed the species in the genus ''Amadina'' and coined the binomial name ''Amadina bicolor''. The black-and-white mannikin is now one of the four species placed in the genus ''Spermestes'' that was introduced in 1837 by William John Swainson. Four subspecies are recognised: * ''S. b. bicolor'' ( Fraser, 1843) – Guinea-Bissau to Cameroon * ''S. b. po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-and-white Mannikin (Spermestes Bicolor) (7699911414), Crop
The black-and-white mannikin (''Spermestes bicolor'') also black-and-white munia or red-backed mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch, widely occurring throughout the African tropical rainforest. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 4,200,000 km2. It is found in moist savanna and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as least concern. They are seedeaters, but are known to feed on algae. The black-and-white mannikin was formally described in 1843 by the British zoologist and collector Louis Fraser from a specimen collected near Cape Palmas in Liberia. He placed the species in the genus ''Amadina'' and coined the binomial name ''Amadina bicolor''. The black-and-white mannikin is now one of the four species placed in the genus ''Spermestes'' that was introduced in 1837 by William John Swainson. Four subspecies are recognised: * ''S. b. bicolor'' ( Fraser, 1843) – Guinea-Bissau to Cameroon * ''S. b. po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magpie Mannikin
The magpie mannikin or magpie munia (''Spermestes fringilloides'') is a species of estrildid finch, sparsely present across Sub-Saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,400,000 km2. It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) moist shrubland, forest and dry grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. Origin Origin and phylogeny A phylogenetic tree (also phylogeny or evolutionary tree Felsenstein J. (2004). ''Inferring Phylogenies'' Sinauer Associates: Sunderland, MA.) is a branching diagram or a tree showing the evolutionary relationships among various biological spec ... 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 BirdLife Species Factsheet External links * Magpie mannikin Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds magpie mannikin Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa magp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey-headed Silverbill
The grey-headed silverbill (''Spermestes griseicapilla''), also known as pearl-headed mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Tanzania. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km2. It was formerly usually placed in the monotypic genus ''Odontospiza'' as ''Odontospiza caniceps'' and sometimes placed in the genus '' Lonchura''. Description The grey-headed silverbill is a stocky bird with a grey head studded with white dots. Its body is greyish-brown with partly black wings and tail and a white rump. The juvenile can be told by its white rump. Adult male is approximately 11.5 cm in length with wing length 6.5 cm. Habitat The grey-headed silverbill is commonly found in dry savanna habitat but never too far away from water. It wanders widely, influenced by weather and shifting availability of sources of water. Behavior and ecology The grey-headed silverbill is gregarious, moving in small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonchura
''Lonchura'' is a genus of the estrildid finch family, and includes munias (or minias) and mannikins. They are seedeating birds that are found in South Asia from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka east to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. The name mannikin is from Middle Dutch ''mannekijn'' 'little man' (also the source of the different bird name manakin). Some of the ''Lonchura'' species were formerly placed in ''Spermestes''. Others have been placed in a genus of their own, ''Euodice''. Characteristics They are small gregarious birds which feed mainly on seeds, usually in relatively open habitats, preferring to feed on the ground or on reeds of grasses. Several species have been noted to feed on algae such as ''Spirogyra''. The nest is a large domed grass structure into which four to ten white eggs are laid. Some species also build communal roosting nests for overnight rest. The species in this genus are similar in size and structure, with stubby bills, stocky bo ... [...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] |
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