Neocossyphus

Neocossyphus
Neocossyphus rufus illustration from Die Vögel Afrikas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Subfamily: Myadestinae
Genus: Neocossyphus
Fischer, GA, 1884
Type species
Pseudocossyphus rufus
Fischer & Reichenow, 1884
Species

N. poensis (Strickland, 1844)
N. rufus (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)

The ant thrushes are medium-sized insectivorous birds in the genus Neocossyphus of the thrush family Turdidae. These are African forest dwelling species. The genus Stizorhina is sometimes placed here.

Species

The following two species are currently recognized:

Genus Neocossyphus – Fischer, GA, 1884 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
White-tailed ant thrush

 Neocossyphus poensis
(Strickland, 1844)		 Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Size:

Habitat:

Diet:		  LC 

Red-tailed ant thrush

 Neocossyphus rufus
(Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)		 Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Size:

Habitat:

Diet:		  LC 

References

  1. ↑ Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.1). https://www.worldbirdnames.org
  2. ↑ "Turdidae". Howard & Moore Checklist Online. Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Neocossyphus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2012.