Amblyornis

Amblyornis is a genus of bowerbirds belonging to the family Ptilonorhynchidae. Established by Daniel Giraud Elliot in 1872, it contains four species:[1]

Amblyornis
Streaked bowerbird, Amblyornis subalaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus: Amblyornis
Elliot, 1872
Species

4, see text

Species

ImageNameCommon nameDistribution
Amblyornis flavifronsGolden-fronted bowerbirdFoja Mountains in the Papua province of Indonesia.
Amblyornis macgregoriaeMacGregor's bowerbirdNew Guinea
Amblyornis subalarisStreaked bowerbirdsoutheastern New Guinea
Amblyornis inornataVogelkop bowerbirdVogelkop Peninsula at Western New Guinea, Indonesia.

The name Amblyornis is a combination of the Greek words amblus, meaning "dull" and ornis, meaning "bird".[2]

References

  1. "ITIS Report: Amblyornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.


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