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They resemble in plumage the [[Great Parrotbill]] and their voices also differ from other parrotbills. | They resemble in plumage the [[Great Parrotbill]] and their voices also differ from other parrotbills. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | ''Hemirhynchus'' is a genus in the Family [[:Category: | + | ''Hemirhynchus'' is a genus in the Family [[:Category:Paradoxornithidae|Paradoxornithidae]]. It was formerly placed in [[:Category:Sylviidae|Sylviidae]].<br/ > |
This genus is not yet accepted by most World Lists and is usually merged with [[:Category:Paradoxornis|Paradoxornis]]. Gill and Donsker suggest the name ''[[:Category:Cholornis|Cholornis]]''.<br /> | This genus is not yet accepted by most World Lists and is usually merged with [[:Category:Paradoxornis|Paradoxornis]]. Gill and Donsker suggest the name ''[[:Category:Cholornis|Cholornis]]''.<br /> | ||
It was originally named ''Heteromorpha'' by Hodgson, but this name was preoccupied. | It was originally named ''Heteromorpha'' by Hodgson, but this name was preoccupied. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=149629 Thread about Parrotbill taxonomy] | *[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=149629 Thread about Parrotbill taxonomy] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 16 September 2013
Genus: Hemirhynchus
Description
This genus would contain two species:
They resemble in plumage the Great Parrotbill and their voices also differ from other parrotbills.
Taxonomy
Hemirhynchus is a genus in the Family Paradoxornithidae. It was formerly placed in Sylviidae.
This genus is not yet accepted by most World Lists and is usually merged with Paradoxornis. Gill and Donsker suggest the name Cholornis.
It was originally named Heteromorpha by Hodgson, but this name was preoccupied.
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Penhallurick J and Robson C. 2009. The generic taxonomy of parrotbills (Aves, Timaliidae). Forktail 25: 137 - 141.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hemirhynchus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hemirhynchus
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