Sphenocichla
| Sphenocichla | |
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| Sphenocichla roberti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Timaliidae |
| Genus: | Sphenocichla Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875 |
| Species | |
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Sphenocichla is a genus of bird in the Timaliidae family. They are stout birds with strong legs. The bill appears pointed when viewed from the side but has a wedge shaped appearance when viewed from above. The rounded tail has twelve feathers and there are no rictal bristles.[1]
It contains the following species:
- Sikkim wedge-billed babbler, Sphenocichla humei
- Cachar wedge-billed babbler, Sphenocichla roberti
References
- ↑ Baker, ECS (1922). Fauna of British India. Birds. Volume 1 (2 ed.). London: Taylor and Francis. p. 460.
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