Scientific name Pycnopygius Higher classification Honeyeater Order Passerine | Family Meliphagidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Singing rockrunner achaetops pycnopygius
Pycnopygius is a genus of bird in the Meliphagidae, or honeyeater, family. Established by Tommaso Salvadori in 1880, it contains the following species:
The name Pycnopygius is a combination of the Greek words puknos, meaning "thick" or "dense" and -pugios, meaning "-rumped" (from pugẽ: "rump").
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