Baeopogon

Baeopogon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Baeopogon
Heine, 1860

Baeopogon is a genus of songbird in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae. Established by Ferdinand Heine in 1860, it contains the following species:[1]

The name Baeopogon comes from the Greek baios, meaning "small" or "little" and pōgōn, meaning "beard".[2]

References

  1. "ITIS Report: Basilornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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