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Megalurulus

Thicketbirds
Megalurulus mariei.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Locustellidae (see text)
Genus: Megalurulus
Verreaux 1869
Species

Megalurulus grosvenori
Megalurulus llaneae
Megalurulus mariei
Megalurulus rubiginosus
Megalurulus whitneyi


Megalurulus grosvenori
Megalurulus llaneae
Megalurulus mariei
Megalurulus rubiginosus
Megalurulus whitneyi

Megalurulus, the thicketbirds, is a genus of songbirds. Previously placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae, they do not seem to be a close relative of the typical warblers. More probably, they belong in the newly recognized grass-warbler family Locustellidae.

This genus contains the following species:


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