Cnemophilus
| Cnemophilus | |
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| Red satinbird | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cnemophilidae |
| Genus: | Cnemophilus De Vis, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Cnemophilus macgregorii[1] De Vis, 1890
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Cnemophilus, from Ancient Greek κνημός (knemós), meaning "mountain/slope", and φίλος (phílos), meaning "lover", is a genus of satinbirds in the family Cnemophilidae, in which all three species are native to New Guinea mountain slopes and highlands in tropical forests.
Etymology
[edit]The generic name Cnemophilus comes from Ancient Greek κνημός (knemós), meaning "mountain/slope", and φίλος (phílos), meaning "lover", referring to the species' fondness for mountain slopes.
Species
[edit]The genus contains two species.[2]
- Loria's satinbird (Cnemophilus loriae)
- Crested satinbird (Cnemophilus macgregorii)
References
[edit]- ^ "Cnemophilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Australasian babblers, logrunners, satinbirds, berrypeckers, wattlebirds, whipbirds, jewel-babblers, quail-thrushes". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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