Chlamydera (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of Ptilonorhynchidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Chlamydera consists of several species of bowerbirds native to Australia and New Guinea.
- Chlamydera maculata, also known as the spotted bowerbird, is a species of bird in the family Ptilonorhynchidae.
- The great bowerbird, Chlamydera nuchalis, is a large species of bowerbird found in the northern and eastern parts of Australia.
- Chlamydera cerviniventris, or the fawn-breasted bowerbird, is a species of bird in the family Ptilonorhynchidae that is endemic to New Guinea.
- The western bowerbird, Chlamydera guttata, is a species of bird in the family Ptilonorhynchidae that is endemic to Western Australia.