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]
- Western bearded greenbul (Criniger barbatus)
- Red-tailed greenbul (Criniger calurus)
- Eastern bearded greenbul (Criniger chloronotus)
- White-bearded greenbul (Criniger ndussumensis)
- Yellow-bearded greenbul (Criniger olivaceus)
The name Criniger is Latin for "long-haired" (from crinis, meaning "hair" and gerere, meaning "to carry").[2]
References
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Criniger". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.