Ceblepyris
Genus of birds
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Ceblepyris is a genus of African passerine birds in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae.
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| Ceblepyris | |
|---|---|
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| Madagascar cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris cinereus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Ceblepyris Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Muscicapa cana[1] Gmelin, 1788 | |
These species were formerly placed in the genus Coracina. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that Coracina, as then defined, was non-monophyletic. In the resulting reorganization to create monophyletic genera these species were moved to the resurrected genus Ceblepyris.[2]
The genus contains the following five species:[3]
- Madagascar cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris cinereus)
- Comoro cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris cucullatus)
- Grauer's cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris graueri)
- White-breasted cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris pectoralis)
- Grey cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris caesius)