Thicketbird
Group of birds
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The thicketbirds are a group of birds in the family Locustellidae. Most taxonomists place them together with the songlarks in the genus Cincloramphus. They are alternatively placed in the genus Megalurus.
| Thicketbird | |
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| Rusty thicketbird (Cincloramphus rubiginosus) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae |
| Genus: | Cincloramphus |
| Species | |
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There are seven species:
- Rusty thicketbird (Cincloramphus rubiginosus)
- New Britain thicketbird (Cincloramphus grosvenori)
- Buff-banded thicketbird (Cincloramphus bivittatus)
- Santo thicketbird (Cincloramphus whitneyi)
- New Caledonian thicketbird (Cincloramphus mariae)
- Long-legged thicketbird (Cincloramphus rufus)
- Bougainville thicketbird (Cincloramphus llaneae)
- Guadalcanal thicketbird (Cincloramphus turipavae)
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