Cyanoptila
Genus of birds
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Cyanoptila is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
| Cyanoptila | |
|---|---|
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| Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cyanoptila Blyth, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Muscicapa cyanomelana[1] Temminck, 1829 | |
Cyanoptila comes from Ancient Greek: "kuanos" meaning dark-blue; and "ptilon" – plumage.[2]
It contains the following species:[3]
- Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
- Zappey's flycatcher (Cyanoptila cumatilis)
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