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CINCLOSOMATIDAE
Specialty Definition: Cinclosomatidae
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
| Cinclosomatidae |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cinclosomatidae |
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Androphobus
Psophodes
Cinclosoma
Ptilorrhoa
Eupetes
Ifrita
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The family Cinclosomatidae contains 9 species of passerine bird, including the 3 whipbirds, 2 wedgebills, and the quail-thrushes. All are native to Australia or nearby areas.
- ORDER PASSERIFORMES
- (many other families)
- Family Cinclosomatidae
- Papuan Whipbird, Androphobus viridis
- Eastern Whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
- Western Whipbird, Psophodes nigrogularis
- Chiming Wedgebill, Psophodes occidentalis
- Chirruping Wedgebill, Psophodes cristatus
- Spotted Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma punctatum
- Chestnut Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma castanotus
- Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma castaneothorax
- Cinnamon Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma cinnamomeum
- Painted Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma ajax
- Spotted Jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa leucosticta
- Blue Jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa caerulescens
- Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler, Ptilorrhoa castanonota
- Malaysian Rail-babbler, Eupetes macrocerus
- Blue-capped Ifrita, Ifrita kowaldi
Source: the above text is adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cinclosomatidae."
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