Genus: Cnemophilus
Description
Two species of Satinbirds or Cnemophilus from New Guinea.
They have rather small, weak feet and a weak bill which obligates them to a frugivorous diet.
Like the Birds-of-paradise they are polygynous and sexually dimorphic.
Taxonomy
Cnemophilus is a genus in the family Cnemophilidae.
It was formerly placed within the Birds-of-paradise but new studies have shown it to be closer to the Bowerbirds and quite distant to the Birds-of-paradise.
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| C. loriae | Loria's Satinbird | ||
| C. macgregorii | Crested Satinbird | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cnemophilus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cnemophilus
Pages in category ‘Cnemophilus’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
