Rhopophilus

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Rhopophilus
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Rhopophilus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradoxornithidae
Genus: Rhopophilus
Giglioli & Salvadori, 1870
Species

Rhopophilus pekinensis
Rhopophilus albosuperciliaris

Rhopophilus is a genus of songbirds in the family Paradoxornithidae.

The genus contains two species: [1]

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References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills & white-eyes". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 August 2017.