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Pyrrholaemus

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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.[1][2] The name Pyrrholaemus is from classical Greek purrhos meaning "flame-coloured" or "red" and laimos for "throat".[3]

The genus contains two species:[4]

References

  1. ^ Gould, John (1840). "Genus Pyrrholaemus". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Part 8: 173. Although bearing the year 1840 on the title page, the volume did not appear until 1841.
  2. ^ Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 426.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 326. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bristlebirds, pardalotes & Australasian warblers". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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Pyrrholaemus: Brief Summary

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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. The name Pyrrholaemus is from classical Greek purrhos meaning "flame-coloured" or "red" and laimos for "throat".

The genus contains two species:

Redthroat (Pyrrholaemus brunneus) Speckled warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus)
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