Description
Family Muscicapidae
A large Family of small passerine insectivores with weak songs and harsh calls . Nests are often cups in trees and hedges .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
)
- Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
)
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
)
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Perching Birds
- Suborder:
Passeri
(
)
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
)
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
(
)
- Family:
Muscicapidae
(
)
- Old World Flycatchers
- Subfamily:
Muscicapinae
(
)
- Tribe:
Saxicolini
(
)
- Genus:
Cercotrichas
(
)
- (Sundevall, 1850)
- Specific name:
leucophrys
- Subspecies:
brunneiceps
- Scientific name: - Cercotrichas leucophrys brunneiceps
- Subspecies:
brunneiceps
- Specific name:
leucophrys
- Genus:
Cercotrichas
(
- Tribe:
Saxicolini
(
- Subfamily:
Muscicapinae
(
- Family:
Muscicapidae
(
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
- Suborder:
Passeri
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Cercotrichas
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 26 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. ambesiana · C. barbata (Miombo Bearded Scrub Robin) · C. coryphaeus (Karoo Scrub Robin) · C. galactotes (Rufous-Tailed Scrub Robin) · C. galactotes familiaris · C. galactotes galactotes (Rufous-Tailed Scrub Robin) · C. galactotes minor · C. galactotes syriaca · C. galactotes syriacus · C. hartlaubi (Brown-Backed Scrub Robin) · C. leucophrys (White-Browed Scrub-Robin) · C. leucophrys brunneiceps · C. leucophrys leucophrys (White-Browed Scrub-Robin) · C. leucophrys leucoptera · C. leucophrys limpopoensis · C. leucophrys zambesiana · C. leucosticta (Forest Scrub Robin) · C. melanoptera · C. paena (Kalahari Scrub Robin) · C. podobe (Black Scrub-Robin) · C. podobe melanoptera · C. podobe podobe · C. quadrivirgata (Eastern Bearded Scrub Robin) · C. quadrivirgata greenwayi · C. quadrivirgata quadrivirgata (Eastern Bearded Scrub Robin) · C. signata (Brown Scrub Robin)
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Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 16, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1713275
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2592523
