Cyphorhinus

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Cyphorhinus
Musician wren (Cyphorhinus arada)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Cyphorhinus
Cabanis, 1844
Type species
Cyphorhinus thoracicus[1]
von Tschudi, 1844

Cyphorhinus is a genus of birds in the family Troglodytidae. Established by Jean Cabanis in 1844, it contains the following species:[2]

The name Cyphorhinus is a combination of the Greek words kuphos, meaning "hump" or "hunch" and rhis or rhinos, meaning "nose" (or, in this case, bill). It has been emended from the earlier incarnation Cyphorhina.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Troglodytididae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ "ITIS Report: Cyphorhinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.