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Pachycephala

Pachycephala

9.9
A small tree bird that eats insects in Australasia and Southeast Asia
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • 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

thickhead
vsPachycephala
  • Australian
1 9.9

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

is the narrower genus within that family
whistler
vsPachycephala
  • Australian
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

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.