Artisornis

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Artisornis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Artisornis
Friedmann, 1928
Type species
Opifex altus (red-capped forest warbler)
Friedmann, 1927
Species

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Artisornis is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae. It contains the following species:

Taxonomy

The genus Artisornis was introduced in 1928 by the American ornithologist Herbert Friedmann to accommodate the red-capped forest warbler. [1] [2] The name combines the Ancient Greek artēsō meaning "to fasten" with ornis meaning "bird". [3]

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References

  1. Friedmann, Herbert (1928). "VI. A collection of birds from the Uluguru and the Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika Territory". Ibis. 70 (1): 74–99 [93]. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1928.tb08710.x.
  2. Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 451. ISBN   978-0-9568611-2-2.
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 56. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.