Erythrogenys

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Erythrogenys
Large Scimitar-babbler - Thailand.jpg
Large scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys hypoleucos)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Erythrogenys
Baker, 1930
Type species
Pomatorhinus erythrogenys [1]
Vigors, 1831
Species

See text

Synonyms

MegapomatorhinusMoyle et al., 2012

Erythrogenys is a genus of scimitar babblers, jungle birds with long downcurved bills. These are birds of tropical Asia.

Species

The species are: [2]

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Large Scimitar-babbler - Thailand.jpg Large scimitar babbler Erythrogenys hypoleucosBangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Da Wan Zui Hua Mei .JPG Black-necklaced scimitar babbler Erythrogenys erythrocnemisTaiwan.
Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus gravivox) (8077184992).jpg Black-streaked scimitar babbler Erythrogenys gravivoxChina, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam
Spot-breasted scimitar babbler.jpg Spot-breasted scimitar babbler Erythrogenys mcclellandiEastern Himalaya and western Myanmar
Erythrogenys swinhoei.jpg Grey-sided scimitar babbler Erythrogenys swinhoeisouthern China
Rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys ferrugilatus) Nagarjun.jpg Rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenysthe Himalayas to Myanmar.

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References

  1. "Timalidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2016). "Babblers & fulvettas". World Bird List Version 6.4. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 December 2016.