Philentoma | |
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Philentoma velata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tephrodornithidae (but see text) |
Genus: |
Philentoma Eyton, 1845 |
Philentoma is an enigmatic genus of birds. They were included in the Muscicapidae (flycatchers) when these were used as a "wastebin taxon" mainly for lack of a better idea, but have recently been recognized as part of a shrike-like group. They are now usually placed in the Tephrodornithidae with the woodshrikes, with some taxonomists alternatively placing them, the woodshrikes, and the helmetshrikes with the vangas.
There are two species: