Schoeniparus

Schoeniparus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.[2]

Schoeniparus
Yellow-throated fulvetta (Schoeniparus cinereus) from Khangchendzonga National Park in West Sikkim, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Superfamily: Sylvioidea
Family: Pellorneidae
Genus: Schoeniparus
Hume, 1874
Type species
Minla rufogularis[1]
Mandelli, 1873
Species

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Taxonomy

The species in genus Schoeniparus were until recently placed in the genus Alcippe with other fulvettas. Recent genetic analysis found that genus polyphyletic and Schoeniparus was resurrected for a group of seven species.[2][3][4]

The genus currently contains the following seven species:[2][5]

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Golden-fronted fulvettaSchoeniparus variegaticepsChina.
Yellow-throated fulvettaSchoeniparus cinereusChina.
Rufous-winged fulvettaSchoeniparus castanecepsIndia, Bhutan
Black-crowned fulvettaSchoeniparus klossiVietnam.
Rufous-throated fulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularissoutheastern Asia from the Himalayas through Indochina to southwestern Cambodia.
Rusty-capped fulvettaSchoeniparus dubiusBhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
Dusky fulvettaSchoeniparus brunneusChina and Taiwan.

References

  1. "Pellorneidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Family Pellorneidae". IOC World Bird List. version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Taxonomic Updates". IOC World Bird List. version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. Boyd III, John H. (ed.). "Babblers and allies". Taxonomy in Flux. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. "Schoeniparus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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