Eophona

The Oriental grosbeaks (Eophona) are a genus of finches containing two species:^[2] The genus was introduced in 1851 by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould.^[3] The name Eophona is derived from the classical Greek words ēōs meaning "dawn" and phōnē meaning "shout" or "cry".^[4]

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Genus Eophona – Gould, 1851 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Chinese grosbeak	Eophona migratoria Hartert, 1903 Six subspecies E. m. migratoria (Eastern Siberia, Manchuria and Korea); E. m. sowerbyi( East-central China)	China, Manchuria and Korea	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Japanese grosbeak	Eophona personata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1847)	Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

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Phylum:Chordata

Class:Aves

Order:Passeriformes

Parvorder:Passerida

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Eophona
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Parvorder:	Passerida
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	Eophona Gould, 1851
Type species
Loxia melanura[1] Gmelin, 1789
Species
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