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Genus: Ptilorrhoa

[edit] Description

Jewel-babblers from New Guinea.
Similar in size and shape to the Quail-thrushes but with a very different coloration of the plumage. Their plumage is mainly electric blue with some white, black and chestnut. All species are shy and elusive and more often heard than seen.

[edit] Taxonomy

Ptilorrhoa is a genus in the family Eupetidae.
If the Malaysian Rail-babbler would be placed in its own family, this genus would be included in Cinclosomatidae.
Osteologically the Jewel-babblers are inseparable from the Quail-thrushes and molecular evidence supports a close relationship.
Some authorities accept the Dimorphic Jewel-babbler as a full species, here it is treated as a subspecies of the Blue Jewel-babbler.

[edit] References

1. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422

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