Chlamydochaera
| Fruithunter | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: |
Chlamydochaera Sharpe, 1887 |
| Species: | C. jefferyi |
| Binomial name | |
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Chlamydochaera jefferyi Sharpe, 1887 |
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The fruithunter or fruit-hunter (Chlamydochaera jefferyi), also known as the black-breasted fruit-hunter, is an enigmatic species of bird currently placed with the typical thrushes in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to forests on the south-east Asian island of Borneo.
It is highly distinct from other thrushes, instead being convergent to Corvoidea such as trillers (Lalage) or true orioles (Oriolus). Thus it is placed in a monotypic genus Chlamydochaera.
The fruithunter is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
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