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Genus of birds
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 |
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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