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Mottled berryhunter

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Rhagologus leucostigma

Higher classification
  
Rhagologus

Order
  
Passerine

Family
  
Rhagologidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
Rhagologus Stresemann & Paludan, 1934

Similar
  
Wattled ploughbill, Rufous‑naped whistler, Hylocitrea, Island whistler, Sulphur‑vented whistler

The mottled berryhunter or mottled whistler (Rhagologus leucostigma) is a species of bird whose relationships are unclear but most likely related to the woodswallows, boatbills and butcherbirds. It is monotypic within the genus Rhagologus and family Rhagologidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

Mottled berryhunter Wikipedia