Criniger

Criniger
White-bearded greenbul (above) and yellow-bearded greenbul (below)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Criniger
Temminck, 1820

Criniger is a genus of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. Established by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1820, it contains the following species:[1]

The name Criniger is Latin for "long-haired" (from crinis, meaning "hair" and gerere, meaning "to carry").[2]

References

  1. "ITIS Report: Criniger". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.


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