Order Passeriformes Scientific name Chlamydochaera jefferyi Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Turdidae Higher classification Chlamydochaera | |
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Genus ChlamydochaeraSharpe, 1887 Similar Bird, Everett's thrush, Bornean whistling thrush, Great shortwing, Geomalia | ||
Fruithunter
The fruithunter or fruit-hunter (Chlamydochaera jefferyi), also known as the black-breasted fruit-hunter, is an enigmatic species of bird currently placed with the typical thrushes in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to forests on the south-east Asian island of Borneo.
It is highly distinct from other thrushes, instead being convergent to Corvoidea such as trillers (Lalage) or true orioles (Oriolus). Thus it is placed in a monotypic genus Chlamydochaera.
The fruithunter is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
References
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