Malacocincla

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Malacocincla
Abbotts Babbler (Malacocincla abbotti).jpg
Abbott's babbler, Malacocincla abbotti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pellorneidae
Genus: Malacocincla
Blyth, 1845 [1]
Type species
Malacocincla abbotti [2]
Blyth, 1845

Malacocincla is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae. The type species for this genus is M. abbotti, and a 2012 study shows that members of the genus Malacocincla as defined earlier fall into multiple clades and are therefore polyphyletic. M. abbotti and M. sepiaria remain within a common clade and could be retained in the genus if generic reassignments occur. This clade is a sister of the genus Napothera. M. cinereiceps and M. malaccensis fall into a different clade and are a sister to the genus Trichastoma and nested within several species of Pellorneum. The position of M. perspicillata has not been resolved. [3]

Species

The genus contains the following three species: [4]

ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Malacocincla-abbotti-abbotts-babbler-khao-yai-national-park.jpg Abbott's babbler Malacocincla abbottiSoutheast Asia.
Horsfield's babbler (cropped).jpg Horsfield's babbler Malacocincla sepiariaBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.89412 - Malacocincla perspicillata (Bonaparte, 1850) - Black-browed Babbler - specimen - lateral view.jpeg Black-browed babbler Malacocincla perspicillataBorneo

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References

  1. Blyth, Edward (1845). "Notices and descriptions of various new or little known species of birds". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 14 (2): 546–602.
  2. "Pellorneidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. Moyle, R.G.; Andersen, M.J.; Oliveros, C.H.; Steinheimer, F.D.; Reddy, S. (2012). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the core babblers (Aves: Timaliidae)". Syst. Biol. 61 (4): 631–651. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/sys027 . PMID   22328569.
  4. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2022). "Babblers, scimitar babblers, ground babblers, Alcippe fulvettas". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 October 2023.