Baeopogon | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerides |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: |
Baeopogon Heine, 1860 |
Type species | |
Criniger indicator ( Honeyguide greenbul)
Verreaux, J &
Verreaux, E, 1855
| |
Baeopogon is a genus of passerine birds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
The genus Baeopogon was introduced in 1860 by the German ornithologist Ferdinand Heine with the honeyguide greenbul as the type species. [1] The name combines the Ancient Greek baios ( βαιός) meaning "small" or "little" with pōgōn meaning "beard". [2]
The genus contains two species: [3]