Illadopsis

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Illadopsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pellorneidae
Genus: Illadopsis
Heine, 1860
Type species
Turdirostris fulvescens [1]
Cassin, 1859

Illadopsis (from illas, Greek for thrush and opsis, appearing) [2] is a genus of secretive forest birds in the family Pellorneidae. All are found in tropical Africa, where they frequent the lower strata of forests, and reveal themselves mostly by their whistled call notes. The genus contains the following species: [3]

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References

  1. "Pellorneidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. p. 114. ISBN   0-19-854634-3.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Babblers & fulvettas". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 August 2017.