Nesocharis is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They are found in Africa.
Taxonomy The genus Nesocharis was introduced in 1903 by the English anthropologist Boyd Alexander with Shelley's oliveback as the type species. The name Nesocharis is a combination of the Ancient Greek nēsos, meaning "island" and kharis, meaning "loveliness". The genus Nesocharis is sister to the waxbills in the genus Coccopygia.
Species The genus contains two species: Image Scientific name Common name Distribution White-collared oliveback Nesocharis ansorgei Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania & Uganda Shelley's oliveback Nesocharis shelleyi Bioko island, western Cameroon and adjacent Nigeria
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