Laniellus
Genus of birds
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Laniellus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae.
| Laniellus | |
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| Spotted crocias Laniellus albonotatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Laniellus Swainson, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Lanius leucogrammicus[1] | |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy
These species were both formerly placed in the genus Crocias but under the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature Laniellus Swainson, 1832 has priority over Crocias Temminck, 1836. The type species is the spotted crocias.[2][3]
Species
The genus contains two species:[4]
- Spotted crocias (Laniellus albonotatus)
- Grey-crowned crocias (Laniellus langbianis)