Chrysomma
Encyclopedia
Chrysomma is a songbird
genus
. Long believed to be Timaliidae (Old World babblers), they are actually quite closely related to the typical warbler
s and even closer to the parrotbill
s, and therefore a member of the family
Sylviidae
.
Species
are:
Songbird
A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds . Another name that is sometimes seen as scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin oscen, "a songbird"...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
. Long believed to be Timaliidae (Old World babblers), they are actually quite closely related to the typical warbler
Typical warbler
The typical warblers are small birds belonging to the genus Sylvia in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae. There are 28 species currently included in the genus, including five species formerly treated in the genus Parisoma, a treatment which left Sylvia paraphyletic...
s and even closer to the parrotbill
Parrotbill
The parrotbills are a group of peculiar birds native to East and Southeast Asia, though feral populations are known from elsewhere. They are generally small, long-tailed birds which inhabit reedbeds and similar habitat. They feed mainly on seeds, e.g. of grasses, to which their bill, as the name...
s, and therefore a member of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Sylviidae
Sylviidae
Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that was part of an assemblage known as the Old World warblers. The family was formerly a wastebin taxon with over 400 species of bird in over 70 genera. The family was poorly defined with many characteristics shared with other families...
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Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
are:
- Jerdon's "Babbler"Jerdon's BabblerJerdon's Babbler is an endangered passerine bird from South Asia. Formerly placed in the Timaliidae family – hence the common name "babbler" –, the genus Chrysomma and its relatives are actually closer to the typical warblers and parrotbills in the Sylviidae.-Description:Measuring...
, Chrysomma altirostre- Myanmar Jerdon's "Babbler", Chrysomma altirostre altirostre - extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
(1940s)
- Myanmar Jerdon's "Babbler", Chrysomma altirostre altirostre - extinct
- Yellow-eyed "Babbler"Yellow-eyed BabblerThe Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense is a passerine bird species found in open grass and scrub in south Asia. Its common name refers to its traditional placement with the Old World babbler family Timaliidae...
, Chrysomma sinense - Rufous-tailed "Babbler"Rufous-tailed BabblerThe Rufous-tailed Babbler is a bird species in the family Sylviidae. It was formerly included with the Old World babblers , but is actually very closely related to the typical warblers . It is endemic to China.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007.* Collar,...
, Chrysomma poecilotis