Pachycephala

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παχυς (pakhus), πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Proper noun

Pachycephala f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pachycephalidae – thickheads and whistlers of Australia and Oceania.

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN