Nesocharis
Nesocharis is a genus of bird in the family Estrildidae. Established by Boyd Alexander in 1903, it contains the following species:[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Nesocharis Alexander, 1903 |
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Species
| Image | Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Nesocharis ansorgei | White-collared oliveback | Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania & Uganda | |
| Nesocharis shelleyi | Shelley's oliveback | Bioko island, western Cameroon and adjacent Nigeria | |
.jpg) | Nesocharis capistrata | Grey-headed oliveback | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo & Uganda. |
The name Nesocharis is a combination of the Greek words nēsos, meaning "island" and kharis, meaning "loveliness".[2]
References
- "ITIS Report: Nesocharis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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