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