Malacocincla

<i>Malacocincla</i>

Malacocincla

Genus of birds

Malacocincla is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae. The type species for this genus is M. abbotti, and a 2012 study shows that members of the genus Malacocincla as defined earlier fall into multiple clades and are therefore polyphyletic. M. abbotti and M. sepiaria remain within a common clade and could be retained in the genus if generic reassignments occur. This clade is a sister of the genus Napothera. M. cinereiceps and M. malaccensis fall into a different clade and are a sister to the genus Trichastoma and nested within several species of Pellorneum. The position of M. perspicillata has not been resolved.[3]

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Species

The genus contains the following three species:[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Blyth, Edward (1845). "Notices and descriptions of various new or little known species of birds". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 14 (2): 546–602.
  2. [2]
    "Pellorneidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. [3]
    Moyle, R.G.; Andersen, M.J.; Oliveros, C.H.; Steinheimer, F.D.; Reddy, S. (2012). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the core babblers (Aves: Timaliidae)". Syst. Biol. 61 (4): 631–651. doi:10.1093/sysbio/sys027. PMID 22328569.
  4. [4]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2022). "Babblers, scimitar babblers, ground babblers, Alcippe fulvettas". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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