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Artamini

(Tribe)

Overview

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A Tribe in the Kingdom Animalia.

Taxonomy

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The Tribe Artamini is a member of the Subfamily Corvinae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Artamini:

The Tribe Artamini is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

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Artamus

Woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-colored passerine birds. There is a single genus, Artamus, The woodswallows are either treated as a subfamily, Artaminae in an expanded family Artamidae, which includes the butcherbirds and Australian Magpie, or as the only genus in that family. The generic name, which in turn gives rise to the family name, is derived from the Ancient Greek artamos, meaning butcher or murder. The name was given due to their perceived similarity to shrikes, indeed a former common name for the group was "swallow-starlings". [more]

Gymnorhina

The Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. A member of the Cracticidae, it is closely related to the butcherbirds. At one stage, the Australian Magpie was considered to be three separate species, although zones of hybridisation between forms reinforced the idea of a single species with several subspecies, nine of which are now recognised. The adult Australian Magpie is a fairly robust bird ranging from 37 to 43 cm (14.5?17 in) in length, with distinctive black and white plumage, gold brown eyes and a solid wedge-shaped bluish-white and black bill. The male and female are similar in appearance, and can be distinguished by differences in back markings. With its long legs, the Australian Magpie walks rather than waddles or hops and spends much time on the ground. This adaptation has led to many authorities maintaining it in its own genus Gymnorhina. Described as one of Australia's most accomplished songbirds, the Australian Magpie has an array of complex vocalisations. [more]

Peltops

Peltops is a genus of in the Cracticidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Strepera

Currawongs are medium-sized birds of the family Artamidae native to Australasia. There are either three or four species (depending on whether the Australian Magpie is counted as a currawong or not). The common name comes from the call of the familiar Pied Currawong of eastern Australia and is onomatopoeic. An older name was Crow-shrike, though this is not used currently. [more]

At least 19 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Strepera.

More info about the Genus Strepera may be found here.

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 13:49:34