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The golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), also known as the Chinese pheasant, and rainbow pheasant, is a gamebird of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds) and the family Phasianidae . The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos , "with golden crest", and pictus is Latin for "painted" from pingere , "to paint".
The taxonomy of the golden whistler complex is difficult, and remains a matter of dispute. [6] [7] [8] Some authorities include a wide range of – often strikingly different – taxa from Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji as subspecies of P. pectoralis, in which case the combined species simply is known as the golden whistler (a common name ...
The European goldfinch was one of the birds described and illustrated by Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner in his Historiae animalium of 1555. [2] The first formal description was by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae published in 1758. He introduced the binomial name, Fringilla carduelis.
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
Bird meanings and symbolism are open to wide interpretation and can vary across cultures and traditions. Popularly, owls are associated with wisdom, and doves are widely associated with peace.
[6] [7] The name is derived from the old French word oriol, which is echoic in origin, derived from the call of the bird, [8] but some authors have suggested origins in classical Latin aureolus meaning "golden". Various forms of "oriole" have existed in Romance languages since the 12th and 13th centuries. [9]
A Wilson's warbler bird in Alaska. The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive.
Bird Names for Birds is a grassroots organization founded three years ago by a few members of the birding community. The idea started after a May 2020 incident in Central Park that received ...