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Genus of birds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uraeginthus is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae that are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Uraeginthus | |
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Red-cheeked cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: | Uraeginthus Cabanis, 1851 |
Type species | |
Fringilla bengalus[1] Linnaeus, 1766 |
The genus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1851.[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the red-cheeked cordon-bleu.[3] The name Uraeginthus combines the Ancient Greek words oura "tail" and aiginthos for an unknown bird, perhaps a finch.[4]
It contains the following three species:[5]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Blue waxbill | Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Cabinda and the Congo to Kenya and Tanzania in the east south to northern South Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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Red-cheeked cordon-bleu | Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, south Democratic Republic of the Congo and north Zambia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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Blue-capped cordon-bleu | Uraeginthus cyanocephalus (Richmond, 1897) |
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania in East Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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