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Granatina

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Granatina
Violet-eared waxbill (Granatina granatina)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Granatina
Sharpe, 1890

Granatina is a genus of birds in the family Estrildidae.

It contains the following two species:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Granatina granatina Violet-eared waxbill Southern Africa.
Granatina ianthinogaster Purple grenadier Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda


References

  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2020). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

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