Atimastillas
Genus of birds
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Atimastillas is a genus of passerine birds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. They are found in wooded areas of tropical Africa.
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| Atimastillas | |
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| Pale-throated greenbul (Atimastillas flavigula) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Atimastillas Oberholser, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Heamatornis flavicollis (Yellow-gorgeted greenbul) Swainson, 1837 | |
Taxonomy
The genus Atimastillas was introduced in 1905 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser with Heamatornis flavicollis Swainson, the yellow-gorgeted greenbul, as the type species.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ατιμαστος/atimastos meaning "disdained" with ιλλας/illas, ιλλαδοςillados meaning "thrush".[3]
Species
The genus contains two species:[4]
- Yellow-gorgeted greenbul, Atimastillas flavicollis
- Pale-throated greenbul, Atimastillas flavigula (split from A. flavicollis)
