''Cnemophilus'' is a genus of
satinbirds in the family
Cnemophilidae, in which all three species are native to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
mountain slopes and highlands in tropical forests. The generic name ''Cnemophilus'' is Latin for "mountain/slope-lover".
Species
The genus contains two species.
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Loria's satinbird (''Cnemophilus loriae'')
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Crested satinbird (''Cnemophilus macgregorii'')
References
Bird genera
Taxa named by Charles Walter De Vis
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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