Spermestes
Sign in to saveSpermestes is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae
Observations recorded723
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 248
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Collections
- YPM, ISM, MNHN, DMNH
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, United States, Kenya, South Africa, RéPublique Centrafricaine, Swaziland, Nigeria
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Spermestes is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa.
==Taxonomy== The genus Spermestes was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate the bronze mannikin. The name combines the Ancient Greek sperma meaning "seed" and -estēs meaning "-eater".
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