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Category:Myophonus - BirdForum Opus

Genus: Myophonus

Description

Whistling-Thrushes.

Taxonomy

Myophonus is a genus in the family Muscicapidae.
It was formerly placed in the family Turdidae.
The genus name is often spelled Myiophonus, but new research shows that Myophones was the original spelling.


Genus Myophonus viewedit
M. blighi Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush
M. melanurus Shiny Whistling Thrush
M. glaucinus Javan Whistling Thrush
M. castaneus Sumatran Whistling Thrush
M. borneensis Bornean Whistling Thrush
M. robinsoni Malayan Whistling Thrush
M. horsfieldii Malabar Whistling Thrush
M. insularis Taiwan Whistling Thrush
M. caeruleus Blue Whistling Thrush

References

  1. 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
  2. Avibase

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