Cnemophilus
| Cnemophilus | |
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| Red satinbird | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cnemophilidae |
| Genus: | Cnemophilus De Vis, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Cnemophilus macgregorii[1] De Vis, 1890
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Cnemophilus is a genus of satinbirds in the family Cnemophilidae, in which all three species are native to New Guinea mountain slopes and highlands in tropical forests. The generic name Cnemophilus is Latin for "mountain/slope-lover".
Species
[edit]The genus contains two species.[2]
- Loria's satinbird (Cnemophilus loriae)
- Crested satinbird (Cnemophilus macgregorii)
References
[edit]- ^ "Cnemophilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Australasian babblers, logrunners, satinbirds, berrypeckers, wattlebirds, whipbirds, jewel-babblers, quail-thrushes". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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