Neodrepanis
Neodrepanis is a bird genus in the family Philepittidae.
| Neodrepanis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Common sunbird-asity (Neodrepanis coruscans) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Philepittidae |
| Genus: | Neodrepanis Sharpe, 1875[1] |
| Type species | |
| Neodrepanis coruscans[2] Sharpe, 1875 | |
Etymology
Neodrepanis: Greek: νεος neos “new, strange”; δρεπανη drepanē, δρεπανης drepanēs “scimitar”[3]
Species
It contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_(2).jpg.webp) | Neodrepanis coruscans | Common sunbird-asity | Madagascar |
 | Neodrepanis hypoxantha | Yellow-bellied sunbird-asity | Madagascar |
References
- Sharpe, R.B. (1875). "Contributions of the Ornithology of Madagascar". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 43: 75. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- "Philepittidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (2018) (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
External links
Media related to Neodrepanis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Neodrepanis at Wikispecies
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