Schoenicola
| Schoenicola | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Schoenicola brevirostris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae |
| Genus: | Schoenicola Blyth, 1844 |
Schoenicola is a genus of Old World warbler in the Locustellidae family. There are two species, one from Africa and one from peninsular India. The genus has been placed in the subfamily Megalurinae.[1][2]
It contains the following species:
- Fan-tailed grassbird (Schoenicola brevirostris)
- Broad-tailed grassbird (Schoenicola platyurus)
References
- ↑ Alström P, Per G.P. Ericson, Urban Olsson, Per Sundberg (2006). "Phylogeny and classiWcation of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38: 381–397. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.05.015. PMID 16054402.
- ↑ Silke Fregin, Martin Haase, Urban Olsson, Per Alstrom (2009). "Multi-locus phylogeny of the family Acrocephalidae (Aves: Passeriformes) - The traditional taxonomy overthrown". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52 (3): 866–878. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.04.006. PMID 19393746.