Hesperiphona
Hesperiphona is a genus in the finch family Fringillidae.
| Hesperiphona | |
|---|---|
| Male evening grosbeak | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Hesperiphona Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Fringilla vespertina Cooper, W, 1825 | |
The genus was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with the evening grosbeak as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek hesperos meaning "evening" and phōnē meaning "sound" or "cry".
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