Bucanetes is a genus of passerine birds in the finch family. It contains two species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Bucanetes githagineus | Canary Islands, across north Africa, and in the Middle East and into central Asia | ||
Bucanetes mongolicus | Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, India, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan | ||
The genus name is from Ancient Greek bukanetes, "trumpeter".[2]