Genus: Laniellus
Description
This genus contains two species of Crocias from SE Asia. Both are remarkably similar and both have a remarkably small range, one in Vietnam, the other on Java. They look similar to the Sibias, but have shorter, stouter and stronger bills.
Taxonomy
Laniellus is a genus in the Family Leiothrichidae.
It was formerly included in the family Timaliidae.
The species included here were formerly placed in genus Crocias but it was discovered that Laniellus is an older, available name which therefore replaced Crocias.
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| L. langbianis | Grey-crowned Crocias | ||
| L. albonotatus | Spotted Crocias | ||
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, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Laniellus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Laniellus
Pages in category ‘Laniellus’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
