Genus: Cholornis
Description
This genus would contains two species. They resemble in plumage the Great Parrotbill and their voices also differ from other parrotbills.
Taxonomy
Cholornis is a genus in the Family Paradoxornithidae.
It was formerly placed in Sylviidae
This genus was formerly merged with Paradoxornis. Penhallurick and Robson suggest the name Hemirhynchus for this genus.
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| C. unicolor | Brown Parrotbill | ||
| C. paradoxus | Three-toed Parrotbill | ||
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Penhallurick J and Robson C. 2009. The generic taxonomy of parrotbills (Aves, Timaliidae). Forktail 25: 137 - 141.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cholornis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cholornis
External Links
Pages in category ‘Cholornis’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
