Bucanetes
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 | Trumpeter finch | Canary Islands, across north Africa, and in the Middle East and into central Asia |
![]() | Bucanetes mongolicus | Mongolian finch | Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, India, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan |
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Trumpeter finch, Bucanetes githagineus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Bucanetes Cabanis, 1851 |
Species | |
See text |
The genus name is from Ancient Greek bukanetes, "trumpeter".[2]
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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