Bucanetes

Bucanetes is a genus of passerine birds in the finch family. It contains two species:^[1]

Bucanetes
Trumpeter finch, Bucanetes githagineus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	Bucanetes Cabanis, 1851
Species
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Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Bucanetes githagineus	Trumpeter finch	Canary Islands, across north Africa, and in the Middle East and into central Asia
	Bucanetes mongolicus	Mongolian finch	Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, India, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan

The genus name is from Ancient Greek bukanetes, "trumpeter".^[2]

References

1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.