Tiger trilde

Tiger trilde
	Male tiger deer ( Amandava amandava )
Systematics
Order :	Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination :	Songbirds (passeri)
Superfamily :	Passeroidea
Family :	Fine finches (Estrildidae)
Subfamily :	Estrildinae
Genre :	Tiger trilde
Scientific name
	Amandava
	Blyth , 1836

The tiger trildes ( Amandava ) are a genus of the finch family (Estrildidae), which includes two or three species depending on the view. Two of them are found in southern and eastern Asia, one in large parts of Africa. The latter, the golden breast , is sometimes also subdivided into the monotypical genus Sporaeginthus .

The two Asian species are probably more closely related to each other than to the African golden breast, which occupies a basal position in the genus. The genus is closely related to other Astrild genera, which are grouped together to form the subfamily Estrildinae.

The three species of the genus are similar in terms of plumage structure and color, but also in the way they build their nests and in terms of their habitat requirements. They can be found in dense stands of grass or bushes, often near water.

species

Tigerastrild ( Amandava amandava ) - Medium Pakistan to Vietnam , Java and Lesser Sunda Islands
Olivas reindeer ( Amandava formosa ) - northern India
Golden breasts ( Amandava subflava ) - Senegal eastward to Sudan , Ethiopia southward to the east of South Africa

literature

P. Clement, A. Harris, J. Davis: Finches and Sparrows. Helm Identification Guides, London 1993/1999, ISBN 0-7136-5203-9 .

Web links

Commons : Tigerastrilde ( Amandava ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Goldbrustastrild at Avibase : Overview of the names in various checklists
↑ R. Payne: Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava) . In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie & E. de Juana, E. (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ( hbw.com [accessed November 24, 2018]).
↑ Our Taxonomy . In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie & E. de Juana, E. (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ( hbw.com [accessed August 28, 2018]).

[1] Goldbrustastrild at Avibase : Overview of the names in various checklists

[HBWalive-2] R. Payne: Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava) . In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie & E. de Juana, E. (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ( hbw.com [accessed November 24, 2018]).

[HBWfam-3] Our Taxonomy . In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie & E. de Juana, E. (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ( hbw.com [accessed August 28, 2018]).