African moths ( lat. Stiphrornis ) - a genus of passerine birds from the flycatcher family . Previously, he was placed in the blackbird family.
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 African forest zaryanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stiphrornis ( Hartlaub , 1855 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description
The total length of the birds is approximately 12 cm.
Views
- African forest zaryanka , pseudocamera Stiphrornis erythrothorax Hartlaub, 1855
- Stiphrornis sanghensis Beresford et Cracraft, 1999
In 2016, three new species were described (or, in other opinions, a subspecies):
- Stiphrornis dahomeyensis
- Stiphrornis inexpectatus
- Stiphrornis rudderi
Moreover, there is an opinion that the whole genus is in reality one species.