Biology:Rufous thrush

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Short description: Genus of birds

Rufous thrushes
Stizorhina fraseri rubicunda & Stizorhina finschi 1870.jpg
Finsch's rufous thrush
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Subfamily: Myadestinae
Genus: Stizorhina
Oberholser, 1899
Species

N. finschii (Sharpe, 1870)
N. fraseri (Strickland, 1844)

The rufous thrushes, also known as flycatcher-thrushes, are medium-sized insectivorous birds in the genus Stizorhina of the thrush family Turdidae. These are African forest dwelling species. They are sometimes placed in the genus Neocossyphus.

Species

The following species are currently recognized:[1]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Finsch's rufous thrush Stizorhina finschi (Sharpe, 1870) Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria.
Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush - Uganda Budongo Uganda 06 4875 (17208949816).jpg Fraser's rufous thrush Stizorhina fraseri (Strickland, 1844) Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia

References

External links

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