Oliveback
''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 ''Coccopygia'', is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are distributed across central and southern Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Coccopygia'' was introduced in 1862 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach. The n ...''. Species The genus contains two species: References Bird genera Estrildidae Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa Taxa named by Boyd Alexander {{Estrildidae-stub ...
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