Nesocharis

Nesocharis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Nesocharis Alexander, 1903
Type species
Nesocharis shelleyi Shelley's oliveback Alexander, 1903
Species
See text

Nesocharis is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are found in Africa.

Taxonomy

The genus Nesocharis was introduced in 1903 by the English anthropologist Boyd Alexander with Shelley's oliveback as the type species.[1] The name Nesocharis is a combination of the Ancient Greek nēsos, meaning "island" and kharis, meaning "loveliness".[2] The genus Nesocharis is sister to the waxbills in the genus Coccopygia.[3]

Species

The genus contains two species:[4]

Image	Scientific Name	Common Name	Distribution
	White-collared oliveback	Nesocharis ansorgei	Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania & Uganda
	Shelley's oliveback	Nesocharis shelleyi	Bioko island, western Cameroon and adjacent Nigeria

References

1. Alexander, Boyd (1903). "Nesocharis, n. gen". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 13: 48.
2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
3. Olsson, Urban; Alström, Per (2020). "A comprehensive phylogeny and taxonomic evaluation of the waxbills (Aves: Estrildidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 146: 106757. Bibcode:2020MolPE.14606757O. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106757. PMID 32028027.
4. 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.