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Leiothrix Graminea
''Leiothrix'' may refer to: * ''Leiothrix'' (bird), a genus in the Old World babbler family * ''Leiothrix'' (plant), a genus in the family Eriocaulaceae See also * {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiothrix (bird)
Leiothrix is a genus of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae. They belong to a clade also containing at least the liocichlas, barwings, minlas and sibias. The sibias are possibly their closest living relatives. Taxonomy The genus ''Leiothrix'' was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William John Swainson with the red-billed leiothrix as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ''leios'' meaning "smooth" and ''thrix'' meaning "hair". The genus contains two species: Their delicate colors and accomplished song make them popular cagebirds. References * Cibois, Alice (2003): Mitochondrial DNA Phylogeny of Babblers (Timaliidae). ''Auk An auk or alcid is a bird of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. The alcid family includes the murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets. The word "auk" is derived from Icelandic ''álka'', from Old Norse ''alka'' (a ...'' 120(1): 1-20. DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2003)120 035:M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiothrix (plant)
''Leiothrix '' is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It is native to tropical South America.Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. #'' Leiothrix affinis'' Silveira - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix amazonica'' Moldenke - Pará #'' Leiothrix angustifolia'' (Körn.) Ruhland - Bahia #'' Leiothrix araxaensis'' Silveira - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix arechavaletae'' (Körn.) Ruhland - Uruguay #'' Leiothrix argentea'' Silveira - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix argyroderma'' Ruhland - southeastern Brazil #'' Leiothrix arrecta'' Ruhland - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix barreirensis'' Silveira - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix beckii'' (Szyszyl. ex Wawra) Ruhland - Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro #'' Leiothrix celiae'' Moldenke - Cerro Yutajé in Amazonas State of Venezuela #'' Leiothrix cipoensis'' Giul - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix crassifolia'' (Bong.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix curvifolia'' (B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
