''Pellorneum'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...
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 ...
. Some of its species were formerly placed in the genus ''Trichastoma''.
The genus contains the following
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
:
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Spot-throated babbler (''Pellorneum albiventre'')
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Marsh babbler (''Pellorneum palustre'')
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Puff-throated babbler (''Pellorneum ruficeps'')
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Brown-capped babbler (''Pellorneum fuscocapillus'')
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Buff-breasted babbler, (''Pellorneum tickelli'')
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Sumatran babbler, (''Pellorneum buettikoferi'')
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Temminck's babbler
Temminck's babbler (''Pellorneum pyrrogenys'') is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Borneo and Java. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
This bird's common name commemorates the Dutch ...
, (''Pellorneum pyrrogenys'')
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Javan black-capped babbler or
rufous-browed babbler (''Pellorneum capistratum'')
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Malayan black-capped babbler (''Pellorneum nigrocapitatum'')
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Bornean black-capped babbler (''Pellorneum capistratoides'')
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Short-tailed babbler (''Pellorneum malaccense'')
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Ashy-headed babbler (''Pellorneum cinereiceps'')
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White-chested babbler, (''Pellorneum rostratum'')
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Sulawesi babbler, (''Pellorneum celebense'')
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Ferruginous babbler, (''Pellorneum bicolor'')
References
*Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''
Handbook of the Birds of the World
The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. T ...
'', Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Pellorneidae
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot