Pitohui

See also: pitohui

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Coined by René Lesson, and thought to be from an onomatopoeic name used around Manokwari.

Proper noun

Pitohui m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Oriolidae – the pitohuis. (formerly included in Pachycephalidae)

References
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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