Entomodestes
| Entomodestes | |
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| Entomodestes coracinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Entomodestes Stejneger, 1883 |
| Type species | |
| Ptilogonys leucotis[1] von Tschudi, 1844
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| Species | |
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E. coracinus | |
Entomodestes is a small genus of birds in the thrush family. They are found in humid Andean highland forest in South America. The two species both have black underparts and head, and a white patch on the lower face, but differ in the colour of the back.
Species
[edit]| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Black solitaire | Entomodestes coracinus | Colombia and Ecuador. | |
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White-eared solitaire | Entomodestes leucotis | Bolivia and Peru |
References
[edit]- ^ "Turdidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- BirdLife International 2004. Entomodestes leucotis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
- BirdLife International 2004. Entomodestes coracinus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.