| Melanocichla | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Timaliidae |
| Genus: | Melanocichla Sharpe, 1883 |
| Type species | |
| Timalia lugubris (black laughingthrush) S. Müller, 1835 | |
| Species | |
see text | |
Melanocichla is agenus of birds in the Old World babbler familyTimaliidae.
The genusMelanocichla was introduced in 1883 by the English ornithologistRichard Bowdler Sharpe to accommodate a single species, theblack laughingthrush, which is therefore thetype species of the genus.[1][2] The name combines theAncient Greekmelas meaning "black" withkikhlkikhlē meaning "thrush".[3]
A 2019molecular phylogenetic study found that the genusMelanocichla wassister to the genusPomatorhinus containing the scimitar babblers.[4]
The genus contains the following species:[5]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Black laughingthrush | Melanocichla lugubris | extreme south Thailand, Malaysia and Sumatra |
 | Bare-headed laughingthrush | Melanocichla calva | Borneo |
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