Rusty thicketbird
(Redirected from Megalurulus rubiginosus)
| Rusty thicketbird | |
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| Illustration by Joseph Smit (1881) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae |
| Genus: | Cincloramphus |
| Species: | C. rubiginosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cincloramphus rubiginosus (PL Sclater, 1881)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ortygocichla rubiginosa | |
The rusty thicketbird (Cincloramphus rubiginosus) is a bird species. Previously placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae, it does not seem to be a close relative of the typical warblers; probably it belongs in the grass warbler family Locustellidae. It is found in New Britain only.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Megalurulus rubiginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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