The fruithunter or fruit-hunter (''Chlamydochaera jefferyi''), also known as the black-breasted fruit-hunter, is an enigmatic species of
bird currently placed with the typical
thrushes in the
family Turdidae. It is
endemic to forests on the
south-east Asian island of
Borneo.
It is highly distinct from other thrushes, instead being
convergent to
Corvoidea
Corvoidea is a superfamily of birds in the order of Passeriformes.
Systematics
Corvoidea contains the following families:
* Vireonidae – vireos
* Rhipiduridae – fantails
* Dicruridae – drongos
* Monarchidae – monarch flycatchers
* If ...
such as trillers (''
Lalage'') or true orioles (''
Oriolus''). Thus it is placed in a
monotypic genus ''Chlamydochaera''.
The fruithunter is not considered a
threatened species by the
IUCN
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References
Birds described in 1887
Endemic birds of Borneo
Turdidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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