Hydrornis

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Hydrornis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pittidae – certain pittas.

References

  • Hydrornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Hydrornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
  • Irestedt, M., Ohlson, J. I., Zuccon, D., Källersjö, M. & Ericson, P. G. P. (2006) “Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes)”, in Zoologica Scripta, volume 35, →DOI, pages 567–580