Genus: Liocichla
Description
This genus contains four (sometimes split to five) colourful Babblers, one of them discovered very recently.
They are all relatively small, have a sharply square-ended tail with narrow paler tips (red in three species), colored wingpanels, rather long rictal bristles and hind claw.
Taxonomy
Liocichla is a genus in the Family Leiothrichidae.
It was formerly included in the family Timaliidae.
Red-faced Liocichla has also been placed in Garrulax in the past, but molecular study confirms it to be a Liocichla.
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| L. omeiensis | Emei Shan Liocichla | ||
| L. bugunorum | Bugun Liocichla | ||
| L. steerii | Steere's Liocichla | ||
| L. phoenicea | Red-faced Liocichla | ||
| L. ripponi | Scarlet-faced Liocichla | ||
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Liocichla. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Liocichla
Pages in category ‘Liocichla’
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
