Tephrodornithidae

Woodshrikes and allies
Large woodshrike (Tephrodornis gularis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Tephrodornithidae
Genera

Hemipus
Tephrodornis
Philentoma

Tephrodornithidae is a family of birds that includes the genera Hemipus, Tephrodornis and Philentoma. The family was proposed in 2006 on the basis of a molecular phylogenetic study by Moyle which showed a close relation between Hemipus and Tephrodornis.[1] Some taxonomists argue for a broader treatment of the genera under the Vangidae.[2]

References

  1. Moyle, R.G., J. Cracraft, M. Lakim, J. Nais, and F.H. Sheldon (2006). "Reconsideration of the phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic Bornean Bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala)" (PDF). Molec. Phylog. Evol. 39: 893–898.
  2. Boyd J. Taxonomy in Flux: Version 2.63a, August 3, 2011.
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