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African Birds Appearing in Japanese Art

Continent of Origin

Scientific FAMILY

Genus species

English name

 

Sample Picture

Africa

COLUMBIDAE

 Streptopelia roseogrisea

African collared-dove

 

Africa

ESTRILDIDAE

 Amadina fasciata

cut-throat

 

Africa

MONARCHIDAE

 Elminia longicauda

African blue-flycatcher

 

Africa

NUMIDIDAE

 Agelastes niger

black guineafowl

 

Africa

NUMIDIDAE

 Numida meleagris

helmeted guineafowl

 

Africa

PLOCEIDAE

 Euplectes albonotatus

white-winged

widowbird

 

 

Africa

PLOCEIDAE

Euplectes progne

long-tailed widowbird

 

Africa

PSITTACIDAE

Agapornis fischeri

Fischer's lovebird

 

Africa

STRUTHIONIDAE

 Struthio camelus

ostrich

 

Africa

VIDUIDAE

 Vidua fischeri

straw-tailed whydah

 

 

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