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Poliocephalus

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Poliocephalus and its counterparts poliocephala and poliocephalum are Greek words meaning 'grey-headed'. Poliocephalus is the name for a genus of grebes, while Poliocephala is the name for a genus of flies. The two words are often used as the second word of a binomial name.

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Species names poliocephalus or poliocephala could refer to any of the following:

Mammals

  • the grey-headed flying-fox, Pteropus poliocephalus
  • a tayra subspecies, Eira barbara poliocephala
  • the white-headed langur, Trachypithecus poliocephalus

    • Birds

  • the ashy-headed goose Chloephaga poliocephala
  • the brown-chested alethe Pseudalethe poliocephala
  • the gray-crowned palm-tanager Phaenicophilus poliocephalus
  • the gray-crowned yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
  • the grey-crowned flatbill Tolmomyias poliocephalus
  • the grey-headed babbler Stachyris poliocephala
  • the grey-headed greenbul Phyllastrephus poliocephalus
  • the grey-headed swamphen Porphyrio (porphyrio) poliocephalus
  • the hoary-headed grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
  • the island thrush Turdus poliocephalus
  • the lesser cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
  • a little tinamou subspecies Crypturellus soui poliocephalus
  • the mountain nightjar, Caprimulgus poliocephalus
  • the New Guinea goshawk Accipiter poliocephalus
  • the pink-bellied imperial pigeon Ducula poliocephala
  • the west Mexican chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala
  • the yellow-lored tody-flycatcher Todirostrum poliocephalum

    • Insects

  • the moth Acrocercops poliocephala
  • the fly Trentepohlia poliocephala

    • References

    Poliocephalus Wikipedia
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