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Erythrogenys
Erythrogenys is a genus of scimitar babblers, jungle birds with long downcurved bills. These are birds of tropical Asia.
| Erythrogenys | |
|---|---|
| Large scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys hypoleucos) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Timaliidae |
| Genus: | Erythrogenys Baker, 1930 |
| Type species | |
| Pomatorhinus erythrogenys[1] Vigors, 1831 | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
| Synonyms | |
| Megapomatorhinus Moyle et al., 2012 | |
Species edit
The species are:[2]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys hypoleucos | Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. | |
| Black-necklaced scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys erythrocnemis | Taiwan. | |
| Black-streaked scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys gravivox | China, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam | |
| Spot-breasted scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys mcclellandi | Eastern Himalaya and western Myanmar | |
| Grey-sided scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys swinhoei | southern China | |
| Rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys erythrogenys | the Himalayas to Myanmar. |
References edit
- ^ "Timalidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2016). "Babblers & fulvettas". World Bird List Version 6.4. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.