Biology:Pyrrholaemus
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Pyrrholaemus | |
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| Speckled warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrholaemus Gould, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Pyrrholaemus brunneus[1] Gould, 1841
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Pyrrholaemus is a genus of birds in the family Acanthizidae.
The genus was introduced by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould in 1841.[2][3] The name Pyrrholaemus is from classical Greek purrhos meaning "flame-coloured" or "red" and laimos for "throat".[4]
Species
The genus contains two species:[5]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Redthroat | Pyrrholaemus brunneus | Western Australia and South Australia, Tasmania |
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Speckled warbler | Pyrrholaemus sagittatus | Australia (Queensland, New South Wales). |
References
- ↑ "Acanthizidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=170.
- ↑ Gould, John (1840). "Genus Pyrrholaemus". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 8: 173. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571612. Although bearing the year 1840 on the title page, the volume did not appear until 1841.
- ↑ Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 426. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14484127.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 326. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2017). "Bristlebirds, pardalotes & Australasian warblers". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/bristlebirds/. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q606171 entry
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