Rhyacornis
| Rhyacornis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Plumbeous water redstart (Rhyacornis fulignosa) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Rhyacornis Blanford, 1872 |
Rhyacornis is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae (Old World flycatcher) family. Established by William Thomas Blanford in 1872, it contains the following species:[1]
- Luzon water redstart (Rhyacornis bicolor)
- Plumbeous water redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa)
The taxonomic placement of the two species in this genus has, over the years, been somewhat controversial.[2] Some ornithologists instead included them in the genus Chaimarrornis with the white-capped water redstart. Others subsumed both this genus and Chaimarrornis into the genus Phoenicurus, with the rest of the redstarts.[2]
The name Rhyacornis is a compound word created from the Greek words rhuax, meaning "torrent", and ornis, meaning "bird".[3]
References
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Rhyacornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- 1 2 Orenstein, Ronald I. (1979). "The Systematic Position of the Water Redstarts, Chainarronris and Rhyacornis" (PDF). Ibis 121 (2): 220–224. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919x.1979.tb04968.x.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 335. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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