Biology:Rufous thrush
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Rufous thrushes | |
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| Finsch's rufous thrush | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Subfamily: | Myadestinae |
| Genus: | Stizorhina Oberholser, 1899 |
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N. finschii (Sharpe, 1870) | |
The rufous thrushes, also known as flycatcher-thrushes, are medium-sized insectivorous birds in the genus Stizorhina of the thrush family Turdidae. These are African forest dwelling species. They are sometimes placed in the genus Neocossyphus.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:[1]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Finsch's rufous thrush | Stizorhina finschi (Sharpe, 1870) | Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria. | |
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Fraser's rufous thrush | Stizorhina fraseri (Strickland, 1844) | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia |
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
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