Biology:Neocossyphus
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Neocossyphus | |
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| Neocossyphus rufus illustration from Die Vögel Afrikas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Subfamily: | Myadestinae |
| Genus: | Neocossyphus Fischer, GA, 1884 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Pseudocossyphus rufus[2] Fischer & Reichenow, 1884
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| Species | |
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N. poensis (Strickland, 1844) | |
The ant thrushes are medium-sized insectivorous birds in the genus Neocossyphus of the thrush family Turdidae. These are African forest dwelling species. The genus Stizorhina is sometimes placed here.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:[3]
- White-tailed ant thrush, Neocossyphus poensis (Strickland, 1844)
- Red-tailed ant thrush, Neocossyphus rufus (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
References
- ↑ Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.1). https://www.worldbirdnames.org
- ↑ "Turdidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/checklist?viewfamilies=182.
- ↑ "Neocossyphus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=557952. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1193809 entry
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