Cyanoderma
Sign in to saveCyanoderma is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. Many of these species were formerly placed in the genus Stachyris
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- PhylumCyanobacteria
- ClassCyanophyceae
- OrderChroococcales
- FamilyPleurocapsaceae
Cyanoderma is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. Many of these species were formerly placed in the genus Stachyris
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Collections
- CLO, NHMUK, NY, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Vietnam, Netherlands, West-Borneo, Indonesia
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Cyanoderma is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. Many of these species were formerly placed in the genus Stachyris
==Taxonomy== A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2012 found that the genus Stachyris was paraphyletic. In the subsequent reorganization to create monophyletic genera, the genus Cyanoderma was resurrected to accommodate a group of species formerly assigned to Stachyris. The genus Cyanoderma had been introduced in 1874 by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori with chestnut-winged babbler as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with derma meaning "skin".
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