Mottled berryhunter
| Mottled berryhunter | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhagologidae |
| Genus: | Rhagologus Stresemann & Paludan, 1934 |
| Species: | R. leucostigma
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhagologus leucostigma (Salvadori, 1875)
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The mottled berryhunter or mottled whistler (Rhagologus leucostigma) is a species of bird whose relationships are unclear but is most likely related to the woodswallows, boatbills and butcherbirds. It is monotypic within the genus Rhagologus and family Rhagologidae.[2] It is found in the highlands of New Guinea, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b BirdLife International (2012). "Rhagologus leucostigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Rhagologus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Bird enigmatic taxa
- Birds of New Guinea
- Birds described in 1875