Amblyornis
Genus of birds
Amblyornis | |
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Streaked bowerbird, Amblyornis subalaris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae |
Genus: | Amblyornis Elliot, 1872 |
Type species | |
Ptilorhynchus inornatus[1] Schlegel, 1871 | |
Species | |
4, see text |
Amblyornis is a genus of bowerbirds belonging to the family Ptilonorhynchidae. Established by Daniel Giraud Elliot in 1872, it contains five species:[2]
Species
Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
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Amblyornis flavifrons | Golden-fronted bowerbird | Foja Mountains in the Papua province of Indonesia. | |
Amblyornis macgregoriae | MacGregor's bowerbird | New Guinea | |
Amblyornis germanus | Huon bowerbird | New Guinea | |
Amblyornis subalaris | Streaked bowerbird | southeastern New Guinea | |
Amblyornis inornata | Vogelkop bowerbird | Vogelkop Peninsula at Western New Guinea, Indonesia. |
The name Amblyornis is a combination of the Greek words amblus, meaning "dull" and ornis, meaning "bird".[3]
References
- ^ "Ptilorhynchidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Amblyornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)
- Ochre-breasted catbird (A. stonii)
- White-eared catbird (A. buccoides)
- Tan-capped catbird (A. geislerorum)
- Green catbird (A. crassirostris)
- Spotted catbird (A. maculosus)
- Huon catbird (A. astigmaticus)
- Black-capped catbird (A. melanocephalus)
- Black-eared catbird (A. melanotis)
- Arfak catbird (A. arfakianus)
- Northern catbird (A. jobiensis)
- Tooth-billed catbird (S. dentirostris)
- Archbold's bowerbird (A. papuensis)
- Sanford's bowerbird (A. sanfordi)
- Vogelkop bowerbird (A. inornata)
- MacGregor's bowerbird (A. macgregoriae)
- Huon bowerbird (A. germanus)
- Streaked bowerbird (A. subalaris)
- Golden-fronted bowerbird (A. flavifrons)
- Golden bowerbird (P. newtoniana)
- Masked bowerbird (S. aureus)
- Flame bowerbird (S. ardens)
- Fire-maned bowerbird (S. bakeri)
- Regent bowerbird (S. chrysocephalus)
- Satin bowerbird (P. violaceus)
- Western bowerbird (C. guttata)
- Spotted bowerbird (C. maculata)
- Great bowerbird (C. nuchalis)
- Yellow-breasted bowerbird (C. lauterbachi)
- Fawn-breasted bowerbird (C. cerviniventris)
Hybrid: Rawnsley's bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus x Sericulus chrysocephalus)
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