Pycnopygius
Genus of birds
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Pycnopygius is a genus of bird in the Meliphagidae, or honeyeater, family. Established by Tommaso Salvadori in 1880, it contains the following species:[2]
- Marbled honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus)
- Plain honeyeater (Pycnopygius ixoides)
- Streak-headed honeyeater (Pycnopygius stictocephalus)
| Pycnopygius | |
|---|---|
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| Marbled honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Pycnopygius Salvadori, 1880 |
| Type species | |
| Pycnonotus stictocephalus[1] Salvadori, 1876 | |
The name Pycnopygius is a combination of the Greek words puknos, meaning "thick" or "dense" and -pugios, meaning "-rumped" (from pugẽ: "rump").[3]
