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.
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| 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
- 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) Illadopsis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Illadopsis
Pages in category ‘Illadopsis’
The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
