Euodice
| Euodice | |
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| E. malabarica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Euodice L. Reichenbach, 1862 |
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Euodice is a genus of estrildid songbirds that is recognized by some authorities while some include it within the genus Lonchura where it is treated as a subgenus.[1] Its members are from the dry zones of Africa and India and are commonly referred to as silverbills. The African and Indian species were earlier considered conspecific because they can interbreed. They are phylogenetically distinct and form a clade that is basal to other relatives in Estrildidae.[2][3][4][5]
Species
- African silverbill, E. cantans
- Indian silverbill, E. malabarica
References
- ^ Paynter, R. A. Jr., ed. (1968). "Check-list of birds of the World. Volume XIV". Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology: 368.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Payne RB; MD Sorenson (2003). "Museum collections as sources of genetic data" (PDF). Bonner zoologische Beitrage. 51: 97–104.
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, A; Ruiz-del-Valle V; Gomez-Prieto P; Reguera R; Parga-Lozano C; Serrano-Vela I (2009). "Estrildinae Finches (Aves, Passeriformes) from Africa, South Asia and Australia: a Molecular Phylogeographic Study" (PDF). The Open Ornithology Journal. 2: 29–36. doi:10.2174/1874453200902010029.
- ^ Güttinger, Hans Rudolf (1970). "Zur Evolution von Verhaltensweisen und Lautäußerungen bei Prachtfinken (Estrildidae)". Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie (in German). 27 (9): 1011–1075. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.1970.tb01917.x.
- ^ Baptista, LF; Robin Lawson; Eleanor Visser; Douglas A. Bell (1999). "Relationships of some mannikins and waxbills in the estrildidae". Journal für Ornithologie. 140 (2): 179–192. doi:10.1007/BF01653597.
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