Dybowski's twinspot (Euschistospiza dybowskii) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 450,000 km2.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Euschistospiza |
| Species: | E. dybowskii
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| Euschistospiza dybowskii (Oustalet, 1892)
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It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Uganda. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
The name of this bird commemorates the French botanist Jean Dybowski.[2]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Euschistospiza dybowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719420A131993913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719420A131993913.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 114.
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