Megalurulus
| Thicketbirds | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae (see text) |
| Genus: | Megalurulus Verreaux 1869 |
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Megalurulus grosvenori | |
Megalurulus, the thicketbirds, is a genus of songbirds. Previously placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae, they do not seem to be a close relative of the typical warblers. More probably, they belong in the newly recognized grass-warbler family Locustellidae.
This genus contains the following species:
- New Caledonian thicketbird or New Caledonia grassbird, Megalurulus mariei
- New Britain thicketbird, Megalurulus grosvenori
- Bougainville thicketbird, Megalurulus llaneae
- Melanesian thicketbird, Megalurulus whitneyi
- Rusty thicketbird, Megalurulus rubiginosus
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