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Category:Illadopsis - BirdForum Opus

Genus: Illadopsis

Description

This genus contains seven species of babblers from Africa.
They are similar to Ptyrticus but they are much smaller, have smaller bill and legs and a rather uniform coloration. They also have short and less obvious rictal bristles.

Taxonomy

Illadopsis is a genus in the family Pellorneidae.
It was formerly included in the family Timaliidae.
The species of this genus have in the past be included in Malacocincla or Trichastoma.


Genus Illadopsis viewedit
I. fulvescens Brown Illadopsis
I. rufipennis Pale-breasted Illadopsis
I. distans Tanzanian Illadopsis
I. pyrrhoptera Mountain Illadopsis
I. cleaveri Blackcap Illadopsis
I. albipectus Scaly-breasted Illadopsis
I. turdina Spotted Thrush-Babbler
I. puveli Puvel's Illadopsis
I. rufescens Rufous-winged Illadopsis

References

  1. 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
  2. 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

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