Linurgus olivaceus (*) Cladus: Eukaryota Name Linurgus olivaceus Fraser, 1842 Vernacular names The Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus) is species of bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is monotypic in the genus Linurgus.[1] It has a black head and yellow body. It is found in Africa, native to Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist evergreen montane forests.[2][3] References 1. ^ Arnaiz-Villena, A.; Moscoso, J.; Ruiz-del-Valle, V.; Gonzalez, J.; Reguera, R.; Wink, M.; and Serrano-Vela, J. I.. "Bayesian phylogeny of Fringillidae birds: status of the singular African oriole finch Linurgus olivaceus and evolution and heterogeneity of the genus Carpodacus" (Abstract). Acta Zoologica Sinica 53 (5): 826–834. http://www.actazool.org/paperdetail.asp?id=6693. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
* Zamora J, Moscoso J, Ruiz-del-Valle V, Lowy E, Serrano-Vela JI, Ira-Cachafeiro J, Arnaiz-Villena A (2006): Conjoint mitochondrial phylogenetic trees for canaries Serinus spp. and goldfinches Carduelis spp. show several specific polytomies. Ardeola 53(1):1-17 Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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