Spot-throat

Spot-throat
Specimen at Nairobi National Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Modulatricidae
Genus: Modulatrix
Ripley, 1952
Species:
M. stictigula
Binomial name
Modulatrix stictigula
(Reichenow, 1906)
Synonyms

Turdinus stictigula Reichenow, 1906

The spot-throat (Modulatrix stictigula) is a species of bird in the family Modulatricidae. It is the only member of the genus Modulatrix. It is native to the Eastern Arc forests.

This species is monotypic, although it was previously thought to have two subspecies.

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Modulatrix stictigula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22715779A94468819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715779A94468819.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela C. (eds.). "Family Modulatricidae". IOC World Bird List. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Dapple-throats, sugarbirds, fairy-bluebirds, kinglets, Elachura, hyliotas, wrens, gnatcatchers – IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2023-01-27.