Genus: Robsonius
Description
This genus contains the three Ground Warblers from the Philippines.
They differ from the babblers of the genus Napothera by:
- lacking rictal bristles
- having part-feathered nares
- broad white tips on wing-coverts and outer primaries
- copious elongate rump feathering
- a long and slightly hooked bill
- walking habit
Taxonomy
Robsonius is a genus in the Family Locustellidae.
It was formlery included in the genus Napothera and in the family Pellorneidae or Timaliidae.
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|---|---|---|---|
| R. rabori | Cordillera Ground Warbler | ||
| R. thompsoni | Sierra Madre Ground Warbler | ||
| R. sorsogonensis | Bicol Ground Warbler | ||
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. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Robsonius. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Robsonius
Pages in category ‘Robsonius’
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
