Schoeniparus
Genus of birds
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Schoeniparus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.[2]
| Schoeniparus | |
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| Yellow-throated fulvetta (Schoeniparus cinereus) from Khangchendzonga National Park in West Sikkim, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| 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]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden-fronted fulvetta | Schoeniparus variegaticeps | southern China. | |
.jpg) | Yellow-throated fulvetta | Schoeniparus cinereus | eastern Himalayas and northern Laos |
.jpg) | Rufous-winged fulvetta | Schoeniparus castaneceps | eastern Himalayas and Indochina |
| Black-crowned fulvetta | Schoeniparus klossi | Vietnam. | |
 | Rufous-throated fulvetta | Schoeniparus rufogularis | southeastern Asia from the Himalayas through Indochina to southwestern Cambodia. |
 | Rusty-capped fulvetta | Schoeniparus dubius | Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. |
| Dusky fulvetta | Schoeniparus brunneus | China and Taiwan. | |