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Macronus

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Macronus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Macronus
Jardine & Selby, 1835
Type species
Macronus ptilosus[1]
Jardine & Selby, 1835

Macronus, the tit-babblers, are a genus of passerine birds in the family Timaliidae. This genus's name is frequently misspelled as Macronous.

Species

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The genus includes the following species:[2]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Brown tit-babbler Macronus striaticeps Philippines
Fluffy-backed tit-babbler Macronus ptilosus Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

References

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  1. ^ "Timalidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Babblers & fulvettas". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  • 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.