| Erythrogenys | |
|---|---|
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| Large scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys hypoleucos) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Timaliidae |
| Genus: | Erythrogenys Baker, 1930 |
| Type species | |
| Pomatorhinus erythrogenys[1] Vigors, 1831 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
| Synonyms | |
MegapomatorhinusMoyle et al., 2012 | |
Erythrogenys is a genus ofscimitar babblers, junglebirds with long downcurved bills. These are birds of tropicalAsia.
The genusErythrogenys was introduced in 1930 by the British ornithologistE. C. Stuart Baker. He specified thetype species asPomatorhinus erythrogens that had been described in 1831 byNicholas Vigors.[2][3] The genus name combines theAncient Greek ερυθρος/eruthros meaning "red" with γενυος/genuos meaning "cheek".[4]
The genus contains seven species:[5]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys hypoleucos | Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam |
_Nagarjun.jpg) | Rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys erythrogenys | Himalayas from northeast Pakistan to Bhutan |
_(cropped).jpg) | Red-eyed scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys imberbis (split fromE. erythrogenys) | east Myanmar to northwest Thailand |
 | Spot-breasted scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys mcclellandi | Eastern Himalaya and western Myanmar |
%2c_Hong_He_Gu%2c_Shaanxi_(8077184992).jpg) | Black-streaked scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys gravivox | China, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam |
 | Grey-sided scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys swinhoei | southern China |
 | Black-necklaced scimitar babbler | Erythrogenys erythrocnemis | Taiwan. |