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.
Rufous thrushes | |
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Finsch's rufous thrush | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Turdidae |
Subfamily: | Myadestinae |
Genus: | Stizorhina Oberholser, 1899 |
Species | |
N. finschii (Sharpe, 1870) |
The following species are currently recognized:
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Finsch's rufous thrush
| Stizorhina finschi (Sharpe, 1870) | Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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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 | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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