Amadina
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Genus of birds
| Amadina | |
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| Cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Amadina Swainson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Loxia fasciata (Cut-throat finch) Gmelin, JF, 1789 | |
| Species | |
Amadina is a genus of estrildid finches that are found in Africa.
Species
The genus Amadina was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William 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]
The genus contains two species:[3]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Cut-throat finch
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Amadina fasciata (Gmelin, JF, 1789) Four subspecies
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Sub-Saharan Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Red-headed finch
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Amadina erythrocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References
- ↑ Swainson, William (1827). "On several groups and forms in ornithology, not hitherto defined". Zoological Journal. 3: 343–363 [349].
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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