Schoeniparus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.[2]

Schoeniparus
Yellow-throated fulvetta (Schoeniparus cinereus) from Khangchendzonga National Park in West Sikkim, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Superfamily: Sylvioidea
Family: Pellorneidae
Genus: Schoeniparus
Hume, 1874
Type species
Minla rufogularis[1]
Mandelli, 1873
Species

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Taxonomy

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The species in genus Schoeniparus were until recently placed in the genus Alcippe with other fulvettas. Recent genetic analysis found that genus polyphyletic and Schoeniparus was resurrected for a group of seven species.[2][3][4]

The genus currently contains the following seven species:[2][5]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Golden-fronted fulvetta Schoeniparus variegaticeps China.
  Yellow-throated fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus China.
  Rufous-winged fulvetta Schoeniparus castaneceps India, Bhutan
Black-crowned fulvetta Schoeniparus klossi Vietnam.
  Rufous-throated fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis southeastern Asia from the Himalayas through Indochina to southwestern Cambodia.
  Rusty-capped fulvetta Schoeniparus dubius Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
Dusky fulvetta Schoeniparus brunneus China and Taiwan.

References

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  1. ^ "Pellorneidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ a b c Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Family Pellorneidae". IOC World Bird List. version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Taxonomic Updates". IOC World Bird List. version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ Boyd III, John H. (ed.). "Babblers and allies". Taxonomy in Flux. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Schoeniparus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 25 July 2020.