Rusty thicketbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Locustellidae (see text) |
Genus: | Megalurulus |
Species: | M. rubiginosus |
Binomial name | |
Megalurulus rubiginosus PL Sclater, 1881 |
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Synonyms | |
Ortygocichla rubiginosa (Sclater, 1881) |
Ortygocichla rubiginosa (Sclater, 1881)
The rusty thicketbird (Megalurulus rubiginosus) is a bird species. Previously placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae, it does not seem to be a close relative of the typical warblers; probably it belongs in the grass warbler family Locustellidae. It is found in New Britain only.