Philepitta
| Philepitta | |
|---|---|
| Velvet asity (Philepitta castanea) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Philepittidae |
| Genus: | Philepitta I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Philepitta sericea I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1838 | |
Philepitta is a genus of bird in the family Philepittidae. Established by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1838, the genus contains the following species:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velvet asity | Philepitta castanea (Müller, 1776) |
eastern Madagascar | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Schlegel's asity | Philepitta schlegeli (Schlegel, 1867) |
northwestern Madagascar | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
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The genus name Philepitta is a combination of the French name philédon, for the friarbirds of the family Meliphagidae and pitta, for the birds of the genus "pitta".
Philepitta is now the type-genus of a new bird family, the Philepittidae, into which the Asites of Madagascar have been placed.