Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,107 meters (0 to 6,913 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
()
-
- Family:
Estrildidae
()
- Subfamily:
Estrildinae
()
- Tribe:
Estrildini
()
- Genus:
Uraeginthus
()
- Cabanis 1851
- Specific name:
bengalus
- Subspecies:
ugogoensis
- Scientific name: - Uraeginthus bengalus ugogoensis
- Subspecies:
ugogoensis
- Specific name:
bengalus
- Genus:
Uraeginthus
(
- Tribe:
Estrildini
(
- Subfamily:
Estrildinae
(
- Family:
Estrildidae
(
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Uraeginthus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 10 species and subspecies in this genus:
U. angolensis (Blue-Breasted Cordonbleu) · U. angolensis angolensis (Blue-Breasted Cordonbleu) · U. bengalus (Red-Checked Cordon-Bleu) · U. bengalus bengalus (Red-Cheeked Cordon-Bleu) · U. cyanocephala (Blue-Capped Cordon-Bleu) · U. cyanocephalus (Blue-Capped Cordon-Bleu) · U. granatina (Violet Eared Cordon Bleu) · U. granatina granatina (Violet Eared Cordon Bleu) · U. granatinus (Violet Eared Cordon Bleu) · U. ianthinogaster (Purple Grenadier)
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Further Reading
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Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1715005
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2466562
Footnotes
- Mean = 999.000 meters (3,277.559 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,132.770 based on 7 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
