New Britain Thicketbird

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New Britain Thicketbird (<em>Cincloramphus grosvenori</em>) is a species of Grassbirds & Allies (<em>Locustellidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

New Britain Thicketbird (Cincloramphus grosvenori) is a species of Grassbirds & Allies (Locustellidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Cincloramphus; binomial: Cincloramphus grosvenori; authority: (Gilliard, 1960).

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

New Britain Thicketbird Cincloramphus [Megalurulus] grosvenori is split from Melanesian Thicketbird M. llaneae (Sibley & Monroe 1990; BLI); change English name to New Britain Thicketbird (Dutson et al. 2010). Move (8.2) from Megalurulus to Cincloramphus follows phylogeny of Alström et al. (2018).

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