Pycnopygius
Sign in to savePycnopygius is a genus of bird in the Meliphagidae, or honeyeater, family. Established by Tommaso Salvadori in 1880, it contains the following species: Marbled honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus) Plain honeyeater (Pycnopygius ixoides) Streak-headed honeyeater (Pycnopygius stictocephalus)
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae
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Pycnopygius is a genus of bird in the Meliphagidae, or honeyeater, family. Established by Tommaso Salvadori in 1880, it contains the following species: Marbled honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus) Plain honeyeater (Pycnopygius ixoides) Streak-headed honeyeater (Pycnopygius stictocephalus)
The name Pycnopygius is a combination of the Greek words puknos, meaning "thick" or "dense" and -pugios, meaning "-rumped" (from pugẽ: "rump").
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