Amblyornis

Amblyornis
Streaked bowerbird, Amblyornis subalaris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus:	Amblyornis Elliot, 1872
Type species
Ptilorhynchus inornatus[1] Schlegel, 1871
Species
4, see text

Amblyornis is a genus of bowerbirds belonging to the family Ptilonorhynchidae. Established by Daniel Giraud Elliot in 1872, it contains five species:^[2]

Species

Image	Name	Common name	Distribution
	Amblyornis flavifrons	Golden-fronted bowerbird	Foja Mountains in the Papua province of Indonesia.
	Amblyornis macgregoriae	MacGregor's bowerbird	New Guinea
	Amblyornis germanus	Huon bowerbird	New Guinea
	Amblyornis subalaris	Streaked bowerbird	southeastern New Guinea
	Amblyornis inornata	Vogelkop bowerbird	Vogelkop Peninsula at Western New Guinea, Indonesia.

The name Amblyornis is a combination of the Greek words amblus, meaning "dull" and ornis, meaning "bird".^[3]

References

1. "Ptilorhynchidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
2. "ITIS Report: Amblyornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.