The red-tailed ant thrush (Neocossyphus rufus), also known as the red-tailed rufous thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Red-tailed ant thrush | |
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Illustration by A. Reichenow (1900) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Turdidae |
Genus: | Neocossyphus |
Species: | N. rufus
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Binomial name | |
Neocossyphus rufus (Fischer, GA & Reichenow, 1884)
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Neocossyphus rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22708188A132072462. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22708188A132072462.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.