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Pachycephala

Pachycephala

9.9
A small tree bird that eats insects in Australasia and Southeast Asia
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Pachycephala
  • A Pachycephala was spotted flitting through the trees, searching for insects among the leaves.

Examples

  • The Pachycephala are often recognized by their melodious calls in the rainforests of New Guinea.

  • Researchers study the behavior and habitat range of the Pachycephala throughout Australasia.

  • Look at that Pachycephala!

  • The Pachycephala sings beautifully.

  • A Pachycephala was spotted flitting through the trees, searching for insects among the leaves.

  • Researchers study the behavior and habitat range of the Pachycephala throughout Australasia.

  • The Pachycephala are often recognized by their melodious calls in the rainforests of New Guinea.

Synonyms

whistler
vsPachycephala
  • Australian
1 8.9

A small Australian songbird that sings clear musical tunes from trees

is the specific genus name for those Australasian birds with that call
thickhead
vsPachycephala
  • Australian
9.9

A bird found in Australia and Southeast Asia that sings a clear whistling song

is the narrower genus within that family

Surface Forms

Pachycephala singular
Pachycephalas plural

Etymology

Pachycephala comes from Greek parts pachy- meaning 'thick' and -cephala meaning 'head', the same pachy- you meet in pachyderm ('thick-skinned'). So the name literally means 'thick-headed', a simple image to remember this group of stout, whistler birds found in Australasia.