Cyanoptila
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Genus of birds
| Cyanoptila | |
|---|---|
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| Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cyanoptila Blyth, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Muscicapa cyanomelana[1] Temminck, 1829 | |
Cyanoptila is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
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)
- ↑ "Muscicapidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names: From Aalge to Zusii (1. Aufl. ed.). London: Christopher Helm. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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