Peneothello
Peneothello is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae.
| Peneothello | |
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| Mangrove robin (Peneothello pulverulenta) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Peneothello Mathews, 1920 |
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The genus Peneothello was introduced by the Australian born ornithologist Gregory Mathews in 1920 with white-winged robin (Peneothello sigillata) as the type species.[1] The name combines the Latin pene "almost" and othello. Othello is the "Moorish" (i.e. black) Shakespeare character.[2]
The genus contains the following five species:[3]
- White-winged robin - Peneothello sigillata
- Smoky robin - Peneothello cryptoleuca
- Slaty robin - Peneothello cyanus
- White-rumped robin - Peneothello bimaculata
- Mangrove robin - Peneothello pulverulenta
References
- Mathews, Gregory (1920). Birds of Australia. Volume 8. London: Witherby. p. 185.
- Jobling, J.A. (2019). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Australasian robins, rockfowl, rockjumpers, Rail-babbler". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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