Calyptomena
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Calyptomena | |
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Green broadbill, (Calyptomena viridis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Calyptomenidae |
Genus: | Calyptomena Raffles, 1822[1] |
Calyptomena is a genus of birds in the family Calyptomenidae.[2] The name is a combination of two Greek words: kaluptos meaning "covered", and mēnē, meaning "moon".[3] Established by Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1822, the genus contains three species:[2]
Species
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Calyptomena viridis | Green broadbill | Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula |
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Calyptomena hosii | Hose's broadbill | northern Borneo. |
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Calyptomena whiteheadi | Whitehead's broadbill | northern Borneo. |
All three species are primarily green, and all are found in Borneo. The larger two species, Hose's and Whitehead's, are endemic to the island,[4] while the smaller green broadbill is also found in Sumatra and on the Malay peninsula.[5]
References
- ^ Raffles, T.S. (1822). "Descriptive Catalogue of a Zoological Collection made in Sumatra". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 13: 295. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ a b "ITIS Report: Calyptomena". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Myers, Susan (2016). Birds of Borneo (2nd ed.). London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-4729-2444-5.
- ^ "Calyptomena viridis". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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