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Stagonopleura

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Stagonopleura is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae that are native to Australia.

The species are similar in appearance, with short red bills, brown upperparts, red rumps and uppertail coverts, and barred or spotted underparts. The informal name of firetails refers to the rich crimson colour at the rump, a prominent characteristic of the genus.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Stagonopleura was introduced by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1850.[2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek stagōn meaning "spot" with pleura meaning "side" or "flank".[3] The type species was designated as the diamond firetail in 1851 by Jean Cabanis.[4][5]

Species

The three species in the genus are:[6]

References

  1. ^ Forshaw, Joseph Michael; Shephard, Mark (2012). Grassfinches in Australia. CSIRO. pp. 48, 76. ISBN 9780643096349.
  2. ^ Reichenbach, Ludwig (1850). Avium Systema Naturale (in German). Vol. 1. Dresden and Leipzig: Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. Plate LXXV.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. ^ Cabanis, Jean (1850–1851). Museum Heineanum : Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt (in German and Latin). Vol. 1. Halberstadt: R. Frantz. p. 172.
  5. ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1968). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 14. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 353.
  6. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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Stagonopleura: Brief Summary

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Stagonopleura is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae that are native to Australia.

The species are similar in appearance, with short red bills, brown upperparts, red rumps and uppertail coverts, and barred or spotted underparts. The informal name of firetails refers to the rich crimson colour at the rump, a prominent characteristic of the genus.

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