Bucanetes
Genus of birds
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Bucanetes is a genus of passerine birds in the finch family. It contains two species:[1]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumpeter finch
|
Bucanetes githagineus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) Four subspecies
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Canary Islands, across north Africa, and in the Middle East and into central Asia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Mongolian finch
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Bucanetes mongolicus (Swinhoe, 1870) |
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, India, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Bucanetes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Trumpeter finch, Bucanetes githagineus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Bucanetes Cabanis, 1851 |
| Species | |
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See text | |
The genus name is from Ancient Greek bukanetes, "trumpeter".[2]
