Amadina
| Amadina | |
|---|---|
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| Cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.
Taxonomy
The genus Amadina was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William John 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]
Species
The genus contains two species:[3]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Cut-throat finch | Amadina fasciata | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Red-headed finch | Amadina erythrocephala | Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. |
References
- ^ Swainson, William John (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.