Genus: Micromacronus
Description
This genus contains two species from the Philippines. They differ from other Babblers by
- the tiny size
- the thin and slightly decurved bill
- tiny and slender legs and feet
- elongate and thickened white bare shafts extending backwards around the tail and wings
Taxonomy
Micromacronus is a genus in the Family Cisticolidae.
It was formerly placed in the family Timaliidae and Gill and Donsker still place it there.
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|---|---|---|---|
| M. leytensis | Visayan Miniature Babbler | ||
| M. sordidus | Mindanao Miniature Babbler | ||
References
- 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
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Pages in category ‘Micromacronus’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
