Eophona
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Mask grouse ( E. personata ) |
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The Eophona are a genus of the goldfinch subfamily. Only the two types of masked grosbeak and white-handed grosbeak are included in this genus. Both species are classified as not endangered by the IUCN .
features
The two species of the genus Eophona are powerfully built, compact songbirds. The mask bite reaches a body length of 23 to 24 centimeters. The white-handed grosbeak is somewhat smaller and reaches a body length of 20 centimeters. Both species show a sexual dimorphism . In the case of the mask bite, the female is only slightly more dull in color. In the white-handed grosbeak, the head, which is black in the males of both species, is gray in the female. Both species have the strong, conical beaks that are so characteristic of grosbeak. In the case of the mask bite it is bright yellow. The white-handed grosbeak is strong orange with a black tip and a whitish gray-blue edge at the base of the beak.
Distribution area and habitat
Both species of the genus Eophona are limited in their distribution to Asia. They occur from southeast Siberia to Manchuria and the north of Japan, Korea, China, Burma and in the north of Laos and Vietnam. Both are types of low mountain ranges and mountains. They inhabit deciduous, mixed and coniferous forests.
Keeping in human care
Both the masked grosbeak and the white-handed grosbeak play a small role in ornamental bird keeping. They were imported to Europe as early as the 19th century.
species
The following two species are included in the genus Eophona :
- White-handed grosbeak ( E. migratoria )
- Mask grouse ( E. personata )
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bielfeld, p. 76 and p. 77
literature
- Horst Bielfeld : siskins, giraffe, bullfinches and grosbeak. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-8001-3675-9 .
