Uraeginthus Explained

Uraeginthus is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae that are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The genus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1851.^[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the red-cheeked cordon-bleu.^[2] The name Uraeginthus combines the Ancient Greek words oura "tail" and aiginthos for an unknown bird, perhaps a finch.^[3]

Species

It contains the following three species:^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Cabanis . Jean . Jean Cabanis . Heine . Ferdinand . Ferdinand Heine . 1851 . Museum Heineanum : Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt . 1 . de, la . Halberstadt . R. Frantz . 171 .
2. Book: Paynter . Raymond A. Jr . 1968 . Check-list of birds of the world . 14 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 331–332 .
3. Web site: Jobling . J.A. . 2018 . Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology . del Hoyo . J. . Elliott . A. . Sargatal . J. . Christie . D.A. . de Juana . E. . Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions . 4 May 2018 .
4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2021 . Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits . IOC World Bird List Version 11.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 13 July 2021 .