Cincloramphus is a genus of birds in the grassbird family Locustellidae.
| Cincloramphus | |
|---|---|
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| Rufous songlark (Cincloramphus mathewsi) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae |
| Genus: | Cincloramphus Gould, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Megalurus cruralis[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megalurulus Verreaux, J, 1869 | |
The genus Cincloramphus was introduced by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould in 1838 with the brown songlark as the type species.[2][3] The name combines the Ancient Greek kinklos meaning "thrush" with rhamphos meaning "bill".[4]
A comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study of the family Locustellidae published in 2018 found that many of the genera were non-monophyletic. In the resulting reorganization the genera Megalurulus and Buettikoferella became junior synonyms of the resurrected genus Cincloramphus.[5][6]
The genus now contains 12 species:[6]
- Brown songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)
- Rufous songlark (Cincloramphus mathewsi)
- Rusty thicketbird (Cincloramphus rubiginosus)
- New Britain thicketbird (Cincloramphus grosvenori)
- Buff-banded thicketbird (Cincloramphus bivittatus)
- Papuan grassbird (Cincloramphus macrurus)
- Tawny grassbird (Cincloramphus timoriensis)
- Guadalcanal thicketbird (Cincloramphus turipavae)
- Santo thicketbird (Cincloramphus whitneyi)
- New Caledonian thicketbird (Cincloramphus mariae)
- Long-legged thicketbird (Cincloramphus rufus)
- Bougainville thicketbird (Cincloramphus llaneae)
References edit
- ^ "Locustellidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ Gould, John (1838). A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia, and the Adjacent Islands. London: self. Part 4, p. 4.
- ^ Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 44.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Alström, P.; Cibois, A.; Irestedt, M.; Zuccon, D.; Gelang, M.; Fjeldså, J.; Andersen, M.J.; Moyle, R.G.; Pasquet, E.; Olsson, U. (2018). "Comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the grassbirds and allies (Locustellidae) reveals extensive non-monophyly of traditional genera, and a proposal for a new classification". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 127: 367–375. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.029. PMID 29625229.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy warblers, cisticolas, allies". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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