Chrysomus

Chrysomus is a genus of bird in the family Icteridae. Established by William John Swainson in 1837, it contains the following species:[2]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Chrysomus icterocephalusYellow-hooded blackbirdnorthern South America
Chrysomus ruficapillusChestnut-capped blackbirdArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Chrysomus
Chrysomus icterocephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Chrysomus
Swainson, 1837
Type species
Oriolus icterocephalus[1]
Linnaeus, 1766

The name Chrysomus is a transliteration of the Greek word khrusōma, meaning "wrought gold" or "something made of gold".[3]

References

  1. "Icteridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. "ITIS Report: Chrysomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.


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