Thamnolaea
Appearance
Thamnolaea | |
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Mocking cliff chat (Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Subfamily: | Saxicolinae |
Genus: | Thamnolaea Cabanis, 1850 |
Synonyms | |
Myrmecocichla |
Thamnolaea is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that are native to sub-Saharan Africa.
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Mocking cliff chat (Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris)
- White-crowned cliff chat (Thamnolaea coronata) (sometimes considered as a subspecies of T. cinnamomeiventris)[2]
References
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ Collar, N. "Mocking Cliff-chat (Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions.
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