Biology:Bucanetes

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Bucanetes is a genus of passerine birds in the finch family. It contains two species:[1]

Genus Bucanetes – Cabanis, 1851 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Trumpeter finch

Bucanetes githagineus
(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)

Four subspecies
  • B. g. amantum - (Hartert, 1903)
  • B. g. zedlitzi - (Neumann, 1907)
  • B. g. githagineus (Lichtenstein, MHK, 1823)
  • B. g. crassirostris (Blyth, 1847)
Canary Islands, across north Africa, and in the Middle East and into central Asia Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Mongolian finch

Bucanetes mongolicus
(Swinhoe, 1870) 		Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, India, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 



The genus name is from Ancient Greek bukanetes, "trumpeter".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/finches/. Retrieved 5 June 2015. 
  2. ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling. 

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