Genus: Horizorhinus
Description
This genus would contain just one species, Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler from Africa.
Taxonomy
Horizorhinus is a genus in the Family Sylviidae.
It was formerly included in the family Timaliidae (Due to bill morphology and voice resembling Mountain-Babblers) but has also been considered to be a Thrush or an Orld World Flycatcher. Clements and Dickinson include this genus now in the genus Sylvia and the Opus follows.
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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Horizorhinus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Horizorhinus
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