Biology:Amadina
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Amadina | |
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| Cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Amadina Swainson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Loxia fasciata (Cut-throat finch) Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Amadina is a genus of estrildid finches that are found in Africa.
Taxonomy
The genus Amadina was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William John Swainson with the cut-throat finch as the type species.[1] The name Amadina is a corrupted diminutive of the genus name Ammodramus, the genus of several American sparrows. Swainson thought the cut-throat finch formed a link between that genus and the genus Estrilda, and created the name to reflect that linkage.[2]
Species
The genus contains two species:[3]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Cut-throat finch | Amadina fasciata | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Red-headed finch | Amadina erythrocephala | Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. |
References
- ↑ Swainson, William John (1827). "On several groups and forms in ornithology, not hitherto defined". Zoological Journal 3: 343–363 [349]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485875.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (January 2021). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/waxbills/.
Wikidata ☰ Q452054 entry
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