Schoeniparus

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Schoeniparus
Yellow-throated Fulvetta Khangchendzonga National Park West Sikkim India 29.10.2015.jpg
Yellow-throated fulvetta (Schoeniparus cinereus) from Khangchendzonga National Park in West Sikkim, India
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Superfamily: Sylvioidea
Family: Pellorneidae
Genus: Schoeniparus
Hume, 1874
Type species
Minla rufogularis [1]
Mandelli, 1873
Species

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Schoeniparus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae. [2]

Taxonomy

The species in genus Schoeniparus were until recently placed in the genus Alcippe with other fulvettas. Recent genetic analysis found that genus polyphyletic and Schoeniparus was resurrected for a group of seven species. [2] [3] [4]

The genus currently contains the following seven species: [2] [5]

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Golden-fronted fulvetta Schoeniparus variegaticepssouthern China.
Yellow-throated Fulvetta - Eaglenest - Arunachal Pradesh - India FJ0A0417 (34232515961).jpg Yellow-throated fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereuseastern Himalayas and northern Laos
Rufous-winged Fulvetta - Bhutan S4E8916 (19551630451).jpg Rufous-winged fulvetta Schoeniparus castanecepseastern Himalayas and Indochina
Black-crowned fulvetta Schoeniparus klossiVietnam.
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Dehing Patkai Assam India April 2019.jpg Rufous-throated fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularissoutheastern Asia from the Himalayas through Indochina to southwestern Cambodia.
Rusty-capped Fulvetta Khonoma Nagaland India 03.11.2016.jpg Rusty-capped fulvetta Schoeniparus dubiusBhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
Dusky fulvetta Schoeniparus brunneusChina and Taiwan.

References

  1. "Pellorneidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. 1 2 3 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela C. (eds.). "Family Pellorneidae". IOC World Bird List . version 10.2. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela C. (eds.). "Taxonomic Updates". IOC World Bird List . version 10.2. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. Boyd III, John H. (ed.). "Babblers and allies". Taxonomy in Flux. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. "Schoeniparus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Retrieved 25 July 2020.