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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Estrildidae.

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Examples

  • Two subspecies of widespread Australian birds have been identified as threatened, the Cape York Peninsula form of rufous owl (Ninox rufa meesi) and the white-bellied form of crimson finch (Neochmia phaeton evangelinae).

    Cape York tropical savanna 2008

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