Bucanetes

Bucanetes
Trumpeter finch, Bucanetes githagineus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus:
Cabanis, 1851
Species

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Bucanetes is a genus of passerine birds in the finch family. It contains two species:[1]

Genus Bucanetes – Cabanis, 1851 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Trumpeter finch

Bucanetes githagineus
(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)

Four subspecies
 Canary Islands, across north Africa, and in the Middle East and into central Asia Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Mongolian finch

Bucanetes mongolicus
(Swinhoe, 1870) 		Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, India, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 



The genus name is from Ancient Greek bukanetes, "trumpeter".[2]

References

  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. ^ 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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