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Genus of birds

Pycnopygius
Marbled honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Pycnopygius
Salvadori, 1880
Type species
Pycnonotus stictocephalus
Salvadori, 1876

Pycnopygius is a genus of bird in the Meliphagidae, or honeyeater, family. Established by Tommaso Salvadori in 1880, it contains the following species:

The name Pycnopygius is a combination of the Greek words puknos, meaning "thick" or "dense" and -pugios, meaning "-rumped" (from pugẽ: "rump").

References

  1. "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. "ITIS Report: Pycnopygius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 325. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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Taxon identifiers
Pycnopygius


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