Heterophasia
Genus of birds
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The genus Heterophasia was introduced in 1842 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth to accommodate a single species, Heterophasia cuculopsis Blyth, 1842. This is the type species by monotypy. The species is a junior synonym of Sibia picaoides, the long-tailed sibia, that had been described by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1839. The name Heterophasia combines the Ancient Greek ἑτερος/heteros meaning "different" with φασις/phasis meaning "appearance".
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Species
The genus contains seven species:
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