| Euschistospiza | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Euschistospiza Wolters, 1943 |
| Type species | |
| Lagonosticta cinereovinacea [1] de Sousa, 1889 | |
Euschistospiza is a genus of birds in the family Estrildidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
It contains two species:
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dybowski's twinspot | Euschistospiza dybowskii | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Uganda. |
 | Dusky twinspot | Euschistospiza cinereovinacea | Angola and the Albertine Rift montane forests |
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The double-barred finch is an estrildid finch found in dry savannah, tropical (lowland) dry grassland and shrubland habitats in northern and eastern Australia. It is sometimes referred to as Bicheno's finch or as the owl finch, the latter of which owing to the dark ring of feathers around the face. It is the only species placed in the genus Stizoptera .
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