| Palm thrushes | |
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| Spotted palm thrush, (Cichladusa guttata) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Subfamily: | Erithacinae |
| Genus: | Cichladusa W. Peters, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Cichladusa arquata[1] W. Peters, 1863 | |
| Species | |
See text. | |
Thepalm thrushes are medium-sized insectivorousbirds in the genusCichladusa. They were formerly in thethrush family Turdidae, but are now treated as part of theOld World flycatcher Muscicapidae.
These are tropical African species which nest inpalm trees or buildings.
The genus includes the following species:[2]
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