Euschistospiza
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Wolters, 1943 |
| Type species | |
| Lagonosticta cinereovinacea de Sousa, 1889
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Euschistospiza is a genus of birds in the family Estrildidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
The genus Euschistospiza was introduced in 1943 by the German ornithologist Hans Edmund Wolters with Lagonosticta cineriovinacea Sousa, the dusky twinspot, as the type species.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ευ/eu meaning "fine", the Late Latin schistus meaning "slate" and the Ancient Greek σπιζα/spiza meaning "finch".[3]
Species
The genus contains two species:[4]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Dybowski's twinspot | Euschistospiza dybowskii | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Uganda. |
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Dusky twinspot | Euschistospiza cinereovinacea | Angola and the Albertine Rift montane forests |
References
- ^ Wolters, Hans E. (1943). "Wolters Vorläufiges zur Gattungssystematik der Passeres". Zoologischer Anzeiger (in German). 143: 179–191 [189].
- ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1968). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 14. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 324.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Euschistospiza". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 10 August 2025.