Bronze man
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Pointed-tail bronze male ( L. striata ) |
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| Sykes , 1832 |
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Bronze males ( Lonchura ) are a species-rich genus from the finch family .
Systematics
It is assumed that the kind of the Munia from the native to Africa Elsterchen ( Spermestes ), another genus of finches, derived. It combines a number of common body features with these, such as the sickle-shaped pharynx and the mostly two-tone beak. There is also strong overlap in behavior and requirements for living space.
Some authors, especially in the English-speaking world, define the genus of the bronze male very broadly and, in addition to the magpie ( Spermestes ) and the dwarf star ( Lepidopygia ), also the pearl- neck samadine ( Odontospiza ), the rice finch ( Padda ) and the pheasant or silver beak ( Euodice ) added.
distribution
The representatives of the bronze men can be found throughout South Asia. The range of individual species includes New Guinea , Sri Lanka , India , Burma , Thailand , Malaysia , the large and small Sunda Islands and the south-east of China .
species
The following species are counted among the bronze males:
- Arfaknonne ( L. vana )
- Mountain nun ( L. monticola )
- Mountain bronze male ( L. kelaarti )
- Pale head nun ( L. pallida )
- Brown breasted reed finch ( L. castaneothorax )
- Borneo bronze male ( L. fuscans )
- Dickkopfnonne ( L. melaena )
- Dick-beaked nun ( L. grandis )
- Forbesnonne ( L. forbesi )
- Five-color nun ( L. quinticolor )
- Yellow reed finch ( L. flaviprymna )
- Gloss magpie ( L. bicolor )
- Gray-headed nun ( L. caniceps )
- Hadesnonne ( L. stygia )
- Hunsteinnonne ( L. hunsteini )
- Mountain nun ( L. montana )
- Java bronze male ( L. leucogastroides )
- Little Magpie ( L. cucullata )
- Moorish nun ( L. nigerrima )
- Nutmegs ( L. punctulata )
- Gray-headed silverbill ( L. griseicapilla )
- Magnificent nun ( L. spectabilis )
- Giant Magpie ( L. fringilloides )
- Shield nun ( L. ferruginosa )
- Black-breasted nun ( L. teerinki )
- Black-bellied nun ( L. malacca )
- Black-headed nun ( L. atricapilla )
- Pointed-tail bronze male ( L. acuticauda , Syn . : L. striata )
- Mourning bronze male ( L. tristissima )
- Bald nun ( L. maja )
- White-headed nun ( L. nevermanni )
- White-bellied bronze male ( L. leucogastra )
- Wave belly bronze male ( L. molucca )
- Lonchura nigriceps
supporting documents
literature
- Jürgen Nicolai (Ed.), Joachim Steinbacher (Ed.), Renate van den Elzen, Gerhard Hofmann: Prachtfinken - Australia, Oceania, Southeast Asia. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3249-4 .
- Peter Clement , Alan Harris , John Davis: Finches and Sparrows - An Identification Guide . Christopher Helm, London 1993, ISBN 0-7136-8017-2 .
