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''Vauriella'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of birds in the Old World flycatcher family
Muscicapidae The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, Bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica)'' and Northe ...
that occur in Borneo and the Philippines. The species were previously placed in the genus ''Rhinomyias'' but were moved to ''Vauriella'' when a detailed molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that ''Rhinomyias'' was
polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of conver ...
. The genus ''Vauriella'' had been introduced by the German ornithologist Hans Wolters in 1980. The four species in the genus are: * Eyebrowed jungle flycatcher (''Vauriella gularis'') *
White-throated jungle flycatcher The white-throated jungle flycatcher (''Vauriella albigularis''), also known as the Negros jungle flycatcher is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines (Negros and Panay islands) and for ...
(''Vauriella albigularis'') * White-browed jungle flycatcher (''Vauriella insignis'') * Slaty-backed jungle flycatcher (''Vauriella goodfellowi'') There are also several species called "jungle flycatcher" in the genus ''
Cyornis ''Cyornis'' is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae most of which are native to Southeast Asia. Species The genus contains the following species: * Hainan blue flycatcher (''Cyornis hainanus'') * Pale blue flycatcher ...
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