Shelley’s Oliveback

Shelley’s Oliveback
Shelley’s Oliveback
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Nesocharis
Species: N. shelleyi
Binomial name
Nesocharis shelleyi
Alexander, 1903

Shelley’s Oliveback (Nesocharis shelleyi), also known as the Fernando Po Oliveback, is a species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 55,000 km². It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

BirdLife Species Factsheet