Elminia
Appearance
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| Elminia | |
|---|---|
| White-tailed blue flycatcher (Elminia albicauda) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Stenostiridae |
| Genus: | Elminia Bonaparte, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Myiagra longicauda[1] Swainson, 1838 | |
Elminia is a genus of bird in the flycatcher family Stenostiridae. The genus is endemic to Africa. It contains the following species:
- African blue flycatcher (Elminia longicauda)
- White-tailed blue flycatcher (Elminia albicauda)
- White-bellied crested flycatcher (Elminia albiventris)
- White-tailed crested flycatcher (Elminia albonotata)
- Dusky crested flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Longicaudidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
Further reading
[edit]- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-06-X.