Baryphthengus | |
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Baryphthengus martii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Momotidae |
Genus: |
Baryphthengus Cabanis & Heine, 1859 |
Species | |
2, see text |
2, see text
Baryphthengus is a genus of birds in the family Momotidae. They are found in forests of South and Central America. Both species have a long tail, a black mask, and a plumage that is mainly green and rufous.
Museum Heineanum, p.114