Philentoma | |
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Maroon-breasted Philentoma (Philentoma velata) | |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Class | Aves |
Order | Passeriformes |
Family | Tephrodornithidae (but see text) |
Genus | Philentoma |
Philentoma is an enigmatic genus of passerines. They were included in the Muscicapidae (Old World 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 with the vangas.
Species[]
It contains the following species:
Rufous-winged Philentoma (Temminck, 1836) (Philentoma pyrhoptera) Maroon-breasted Philentoma (Temminck, 1825) (Philentoma velata)