Genus: Turdinus
Description
This genus would contains up to 10 species from southeast Asia.
They are all chunky medium-sized babblers with strong legs, feet and claws. The rump feathers are notably copious, they have long rictal bristles and a rather dark plumage with scalloped, marbled and diffusely streaked patterings. Their songs are simple.
Taxonomy
Turdinus is a genus in the Family Pellorneidae.
Species formerly included in this genus have been found in the genus Napothera, [[:Category:Malacocincla
|Malacocincla]] or Gypsophila.
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| T. macrodactylus | Large Wren-Babbler | ||
| T. atrigularis | Black-throated Wren-Babbler | ||
| T. marmoratus | Marbled Wren-Babbler | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Turdinus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Turdinus
Pages in category ‘Turdinus’
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
