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Estrilda Astrild -Mairipora, Sao Paulo, Brazil -adult-8
''Estrilda'' is a genus of estrildid finch in the family Estrildidae. Most of the genus is found in Africa with one species, the Arabian waxbill, ranging into Asia. Some species are kept as pets and have been accidentally introduced to various parts of the world. Taxonomy The genus ''Estrilda'' was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William John Swainson with the common waxbill as the type species. The name of the genus is from ''astrild'', the specific epithet of the common waxbill that was introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Species The genus contains 12 species: The genus formerly contained other species with "waxbill" in their common name that are now placed in the genera ''Coccopygia'', ''Brunhilda'' and ''Glaucestrilda ''Glaucestrilda'' is a genus of estrildid finch in the family Estrildidae. The genus is found in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-crowned Waxbill
The black-crowned waxbill (''Estrilda nonnula'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in western-central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,000,000 km2. Subspecies * ''E. n. elizae'' Alexander, 1903 : Bioko I. * ''E. n. eisentrauti'' Wolters, 1964 : Mt. Cameroon Mount Cameroon is an active volcano in the South West region of Cameroon next to the city of Buea near the Gulf of Guinea. Mount Cameroon is also known as Cameroon Mountain or Fako (the name of the higher of its two peaks) or by its indigenous ... * ''E. n. nonnula'' Hartlaub, 1883 : se Nigeria and Cameroon to se Sudan, w Kenya and nw Tanzania 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 black-crowned waxbill Birds of the Gulf of Guinea Birds of Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandt's Waxbill
Kandt's waxbill (''Estrilda kandti'') is a species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the black-headed waxbill The black-headed waxbill (''Estrilda atricapilla'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 620,000 km². It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Republic of C .... 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 Estrilda, Kandt's waxbill Birds of Central Africa Kandt's waxbill {{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] |
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
The crimson-rumped waxbill (''Estrilda rhodopyga'') also known as rosy-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 830,000 km2. It is found in Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern. 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 links BirdLife International species factsheet crimson-rumped waxbill Birds of East Africa crimson-rumped waxbill The crimson-rumped waxbill (''Estrilda rhodopyga'') also known as rosy-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-rumped Waxbill
The black-rumped waxbill (''Estrilda troglodytes'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km2. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France (introduced by Guadeloupe), Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal (introduced), Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United States (introduced in Puerto Rico) and Virgin Islands (possibly extirpated). And recently witnessed (on 20 September 2019) by a bird watcher Santhana Srinivasan on Kingdom of Bahrain. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-lored Waxbill
The black-lored waxbill (''Estrilda nigriloris'') is a species of estrildid finch found around the Lualaba River and Lake Upemba in the southern part of The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of less than 2,600 km2. Habitat It is usually found in grassy plains with tall grasses and bushes, in small flocks. Most of the black-lored waxbill population is probably within the Upemba National Park Upemba National Park is a large national park in Haut-Lomami, Lualaba Province & Haut-Katanga Province (formerly in Katanga Province) of the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire. Geography At the time of the creation of Upe ... but it is unclear to what extent its habitat is protected by the authority. References External linksBirdLife International species factsheet black-lored waxbill Endemic birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo black-lored waxbill black-lored waxbill Central Zambezian miombo woo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrilda Astrild -Mairipora, Sao Paulo, Brazil -adult-8
''Estrilda'' is a genus of estrildid finch in the family Estrildidae. Most of the genus is found in Africa with one species, the Arabian waxbill, ranging into Asia. Some species are kept as pets and have been accidentally introduced to various parts of the world. Taxonomy The genus ''Estrilda'' was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William John Swainson with the common waxbill as the type species. The name of the genus is from ''astrild'', the specific epithet of the common waxbill that was introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Species The genus contains 12 species: The genus formerly contained other species with "waxbill" in their common name that are now placed in the genera ''Coccopygia'', ''Brunhilda'' and ''Glaucestrilda ''Glaucestrilda'' is a genus of estrildid finch in the family Estrildidae. The genus is found in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abyssinian Waxbill
The fawn-breasted waxbill (''Estrilda paludicola'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,800,000 km2. ''Estrilda paludicola'', ''E. ochrogaster'' and ''E. poliopareia'' have been lumped into ''E. paludicola'' (Dowsett and Forbes-Watson 1993). Taxonomy The fawn-breasted waxbill was formally described in 1863 by the German explorer and ornithologist Theodor von Heuglin from a specimen collected on the middle course of the Bahr el Ghazal River in South Sudan. He placed the species in the genus ''Estrilda'' (which he spelled as ''Estrelda'') and coined the binomial name ''Estrilda paludicola''. The specific epithet ''paludicola'' is Latin meaning "marsh-dweller" (from ''palus'', ''paludis'' meaning "swamp" and ''-cola'' meaning "dweller"). Six subspecies are recognised: * ''E. p. paludicola'' Heuglin, 1863 – east Central African Republic and north DR Congo to west Kenya * ''E. p. roseicrissa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
