Biology:Uraeginthus

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Uraeginthus is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae that are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Taxonomy

The genus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1851.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the red-cheeked cordon-bleu.[2] The name Uraeginthus combines the Ancient Greek words oura "tail" and aiginthos for an unknown bird, perhaps a finch.[3]

Species

It contains the following three species:[4]

Genus Uraeginthus – Cabanis, 1851 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Blue waxbill


Male
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Female

Uraeginthus angolensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Three subspecies
  • U. a. angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • U. a. cyanopleurus Wolters, 1963
  • U. a. niassensis Reichenow, 1911
Cabinda and the Congo to Kenya and Tanzania in the east south to northern South Africa Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Red-cheeked cordon-bleu


Male
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Female

Uraeginthus bengalus
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Four subspecies
  • U. b. bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  • U. b. brunneigularis Mearns, 1911
  • U. b. ugogensis Reichenow, 1911
  • U. b. katangae Vincent, 1934
Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, south Democratic Republic of the Congo and north Zambia Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Blue-capped cordon-bleu

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
(Richmond, 1897) 		Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania in East Africa Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


References

  1. ↑ Cabanis, Jean; Heine, Ferdinand (1851) (in de, la). Museum Heineanum : Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt. 1. Halberstadt: R. Frantz. p. 171. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49584550. 
  2. ↑ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed (1968). Check-list of birds of the world. 14. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. pp. 331–332. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14481532. 
  3. ↑ Jobling, J.A. (2018). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". in del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. et al.. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. https://www.hbw.com/dictionary/definition/uraeginthus. 
  4. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2021). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/waxbills/. Retrieved 13 July 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q882354 entry




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