Napothera is a genus of birds in the family Pellorneidae. Some of its species were formerly placed in the genera Rimator and Jabouilleia.

Napothera
Eyebrowed wren-babbler (Napothera epilepidota)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pellorneidae
Genus: Napothera
G.R. Gray, 1842
Type species
Myiothera epilepidota[1]
Temminck, 1828
Synonyms

Rimator Blyth, 1847
Jabouilleia Delacour, 1927

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[2]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
  Eyebrowed wren-babbler Napothera epilepidota Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  Long-billed wren-babbler Napothera malacoptila, (formerly Rimator malacoptilus) Eastern Himalayas.
Sumatran wren-babbler Napothera albostriata, (formerly Rimator albostriatus) western Sumatra.
White-throated wren-babbler Napothera pasquieri, (formerly Rimator pasquieri) northwestern Vietnam.
Short-tailed scimitar babbler Napothera danjoui, (formerly Rimator danjoui or Jabouilleia danjoui) Laos and Vietnam.
Naung Mung scimitar babbler Napothera naungmungensis, (formerly Rimator naungmungensis or Jabouilleia naungmungensis) Myanmar,

References

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  1. ^ "Pellorneidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Babblers & fulvettas". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  • Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.