''Hylacola'' is a genus of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
in the family
Acanthizidae
The Acanthizidae—known as Australian warblers—are a family of passerine birds which includes gerygones, the thornbills '' Acanthiza'', and the scrubwrens of '' Sericornis''. The Acanthizidae family consists of small to medium passerine birds, ...
.
It contains the following species, both of which are endemic to Australia:
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Shy heathwren
The shy heathwren (''Hylacola cauta'') is a species of small bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to Australia. They inhabit mostly mallee woodland that has relatively dense shrub and heath understorey.
Taxonomy
Their taxonomic name was ...
(''Hylacola cauta'')
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Chestnut-rumped heathwren
The chestnut-rumped heathwren (''Hylacola pyrrhopygia'') is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae.
It is endemic to temperate and subtropical forests and heathlands of Australia.
Taxonomy
The chestnut-rumped heathwren was first described ...
(''Hylacola pyrrhopygia'')
References
* Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions.
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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