Pyrrholaemus | |
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Speckled warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Acanthizidae |
Genus: | Pyrrholaemus Gould, 1841 |
Type species | |
Pyrrholaemus brunneus [1] Gould, 1841 |
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. [2] [3] The name Pyrrholaemus is from classical Greek purrhos meaning "flame-coloured" or "red" and laimos for "throat". [4]
The genus contains two species: [5]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Redthroat | Pyrrholaemus brunneus | Western Australia and South Australia, Tasmania | |
Speckled warbler | Pyrrholaemus sagittatus | Australia (Queensland, New South Wales). | |
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