''Malacocincla'' is a

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birds in the family

Pellorneidae The jungle babblers are a family, Pellorneidae, of mostly Old World passerine birds belonging to the superfamily Sylvioidea. They are quite diverse in size and coloration, and usually characterised by soft, fluffy plumage and a tail on average th ...

. The type species for this genus is ''M. abbotti'', and a 2012 study shows that members of the genus ''Malacocincla'' as defined earlier fall into multiple clades and are therefore polyphyletic. ''M. abbotti'' and ''M. sepiaria'' remain within a common clade and could be retained in the genus if generic reassignments occur. This clade is a sister of the genus ''Napothera''. ''M. cinereiceps'' and ''M. malaccensis'' fall into a different clade and are a sister to the genus ''Trichastoma'' and nested within several species of ''Pellorneum''. The position of ''M. perspicillata'' has not been resolved.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q941239 Pellorneidae Bird genera Taxa named by Edward Blyth Taxonomy articles created by Polbot