| Chenorhamphus | |
|---|---|
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| Chenorhamphus grayi | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Maluridae |
| Genus: | Chenorhamphus Oustalet, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Chenorhamphus cyanopectus[1] Oustalet, 1878 | |
| Species | |
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Chenorhamphus is a genus ofbirds in theAustralasian wren family, Maluridae.
The species of the genusChenorhamphus were formerly classified in the genusMalurus until a 2011 analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA showed high divergence between the two taxa resulting in them being re-split into separate species. The study also found them to lie in a separateclade with the generaSipodotus andClytomyias and distinct from the genusMalurus. This led to the subsequent re-classification of the species into their own genus,Chenorhamphus.[2]
The genus contains two species:[3]
