The rufous-tailed babbler (''Moupinia poecilotis'') is a

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in the

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. As with many other species known as "babblers", it was formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is

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to central China. The genus ''Moupinia'' was introduced by the French ornithologists

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and Émile Oustalet in 1877.

References

*Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''

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