Passeriformes
Jewel-babblers and allies (Eupetidae)
HBW 12, p. 348
- Small to medium-sized passerines, most with rounded wings and strongly developed legs, rather long to very long tail sometimes fan-shaped, and fairly straight bill; plumage highly variable, from all black to variegated brown, grey, black and white.
- Australia and New Guinea; one species in SE Asia.
- Forest, woodland and arid desert.
- 7 genera, 18 species, 50 taxa.
- No species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
- 2
- 1
- 15
List of species:
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- 10 1 4 5 6 1 Rail-babbler (Eupetes macrocerus)
- 2 2 8 2 Painted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma ajax)
- 4 1 1 2 8 3 Spotted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum)
- 20 1 5 14 8 4 Chestnut Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castanotum)
- 6 1 5 8 5 Cinnamon Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum)
- 2 1 1 8 6 Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax)
- 3 2 1 8 7 Blue Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa caerulescens)
- 0 8 8 Dimorphic Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa geislerorum)
- 2 2 8 9 Spotted Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa leucosticta)
- 2 2 8 10 Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa castanonota)
- 1 1 7 11 Papuan Whipbird (Androphobus viridis)
- 28 5 7 16 8 12 Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus)
- 1 1 6 13 Western Whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis)
- 7 1 3 3 8 14 Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus)
- 7 3 1 3 8 15 Chiming Wedgebill (Psophodes occidentalis)
- 2 1 1 8 16 Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris)
- 0 8 17 Greater Melampitta (Melampitta gigantea)
- 1 1 8 18 Blue-capped Ifrit (Ifrita kowaldi)
Family statistics
7 genera, 18 species
| 96 files covering | |
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| 7 genera | (100%) |
| 16 species | (89%) |
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