Dessonornis | |
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white-throated robin-chat (Dessonornis humeralis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Genus: |
Dessonornis Smith, 1836 |
Type species | |
Dessonornis humeralis |
The Dessonornis is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The genus Dessonornis was introduced in 1836 by British ornithologist Andrew Smith to accommodate a single species, the white-throated robin-chat, which is therefore considered as the type species. [1] [2] The name Dessonornis is a misspelling, Smith corrected it to Bessonornis in 1840. [3] The name combines the Ancient Greek bēssa meaning "glen" or "wooded valley" with ornis meaning "bird". [4] The spelling correction is not recognized by International Ornithologists' Union. [5]
Species in this genus was previously placed in Cossypha, while phylogenetic studies revealed that they are more closely related to Cichladusa and Xenocopsychus. [6] In the taxonomic revision to create monophyletic groups, Dessonornis was resurrected with the following species: [5]
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Dessonornis | |
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white-throated robin-chat (Dessonornis humeralis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Genus: |
Dessonornis Smith, 1836 |
Type species | |
Dessonornis humeralis |
The Dessonornis is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The genus Dessonornis was introduced in 1836 by British ornithologist Andrew Smith to accommodate a single species, the white-throated robin-chat, which is therefore considered as the type species. [1] [2] The name Dessonornis is a misspelling, Smith corrected it to Bessonornis in 1840. [3] The name combines the Ancient Greek bēssa meaning "glen" or "wooded valley" with ornis meaning "bird". [4] The spelling correction is not recognized by International Ornithologists' Union. [5]
Species in this genus was previously placed in Cossypha, while phylogenetic studies revealed that they are more closely related to Cichladusa and Xenocopsychus. [6] In the taxonomic revision to create monophyletic groups, Dessonornis was resurrected with the following species: [5]
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cite book}}
: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (
link)