Bougainville thicketbird
| Bougainville thicketbird | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae (see text) |
| Genus: | Megalurulus |
| Species: | M. llaneae |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalurulus llaneae Hadden, 1983 | |
The Bougainville thicketbird (Megalurulus llaneae) is a bird species. It had been placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae, but it does not seem to be a close relative of the typical warblers; probably it belongs in the grass warbler family Locustellidae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It used to be considered conspecific with the Melanesian thicketbird and the New Britain thicketbird.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Megalurulus llaneae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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