Palm thrush
| Palm thrushes | |
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| Spotted palm thrush, Cichladusa guttata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cichladusa W. Peters, 1863 |
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The palm thrushes are medium-sized insectivorous birds in the genus Cichladusa. They were formerly in the thrush family Turdidae, but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae.
These are tropical African species which nest in palm trees or buildings.
Species:
- Collared palm thrush, Cichladusa arquata
- Rufous-tailed palm thrush, Cichladusa ruficauda
- Spotted palm thrush, Cichladusa guttata
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