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Category:Platycichla

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Genus: Platycichla

[edit] Description

Two thrushes from northern South America

[edit] Taxonomy

Platycichla is a genus in the Family Turdidae. Recent studies indicates that the these two thrushes may be better placed in genus Turdus and that they may not be each others closest relatives.

Genus Platycichla	view â€¢ edit

P. leucops

Pale-eyed Thrush

P. flavipes

Yellow-legged Thrush

[edit] Reference

Phylogenetic relationships between Turdus species: mitochondrial cytochrome b gene analysis. Pan et al. Ornis Fennica 84:1-11, 2007.
Molecular systematics of a speciose, cosmopolitan songbird genus: defining the limits of and relationships among the Turdus thrushes. Voelker et al. Mol Phylogenet Evol: 42:422-434, 2007.