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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Nesocharis Alexander, 1903 |
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| Nesocharis shelleyi Shelley's oliveback Alexander, 1903 | |
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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. The name Nesocharis is a combination of the Ancient Greek nēsos, meaning "island" and kharis, meaning "loveliness". The genus Nesocharis is sister to the waxbills in the genus Coccopygia.
Species
The genus contains two species:
| Image | Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| 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
- Alexander, Boyd (1903). "Nesocharis, n. gen". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 13: 48.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- 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.
- 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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