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Atimastillas

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Atimastillas
Pale-throated greenbul (Atimastillas flavigula)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Atimastillas
Oberholser, 1905
Type species
Heamatornis flavicollis
(Yellow-gorgeted greenbul)
Swainson, 1837

Atimastillas is a genus of passerine birds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. They are found in wooded areas of tropical Africa.

Taxonomy

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The genus Atimastillas was introduced in 1905 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser with Heamatornis flavicollis Swainson, the yellow-gorgeted greenbul, as the type species.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ατιμαστος/atimastos meaning "disdained" with ιλλας/illas, ιλλαδοςillados meaning "thrush".[3]

Species

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The genus contains two species:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Oberholser, Harry C. (1907) [1905]. "The Avian genus Blena Bonaparte and some of its allies". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 48: 149-172 [155-156]. Originally published as Publication No. 1588 on 1 July 1905.
  2. ^ Mayr, Ernst; Greenway, James C. Jr, eds. (1960). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 260.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. "Atimastillas". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Bulbuls". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 September 2024.